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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. This allowed all slaves to live freely. -
Knights of Labor
The largest Labor organization in the 1800s. The founder was Terence V. Powderly. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
It involved 200 thousand workers. The rail road did not honor the strike. -
Haymarket Riot
The after math of a bombing. took place in Haymarket Square. -
Homestead Strike
Was and industrial lockout strike in 1892. where huge fights broke out between workers on strike and private security. A total of 7 people were killed during this strike. -
Pullman Strike
A nation wide Railroad strike. this was a turning point for the U.S. Labor laws. -
Samuel Gompers
He was Labor union leader. A key figure in American Labor History. -
The Wagner Act
The Wagner act was a bill signed by Franklin Roosevelt. that established a Relations board of labor. -
Taft-Hartley
The Taft Hartley act restricted power of labor unions. This allowed workers to have some control over their work life. -
The Steel Strike
The steal strike of 1959 started because workers wanted higher wages. It is the largest strike in U.S. history with over 500,000 people participating.
