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Knights of Labor Founded
The knights of Labor founded America's first Labor Day. It was important because it helped with the rights of workers. -
Strike by Pullman railroad workers halted by courts
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894 due to reduction of wages. The result was a declared federal holiday, in attempt to quell the rebellion, Labor Day. -
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union(ILGWU) founded
The union was founded by 11 representatives, in which sought to improve working conditions for people across the nation. It was dangerous to work, and the pay was petty, so they had formed many strikes. -
Fire in Triangle Shirtwaist Company
A fire within the Triangle Waist Company factory in New York City killed 146 workers. This emphasized to the public how dangerous working conditions were. -
Norris-La Guardia Act
This act outlawed yellow-dog contracts. This act was important because it was one of the first federal labor laws supporting organized labor and it marked a significant victory in labor reform -
Wagner Act
This bill was signed by President Roosevelt. It made the federal government the arbiter of employer-employee relations through the creation of the national labor relations board. This act recognized for the first time the right of workers to organize and bargain collectively with their employers -
Fair Labor Standards Act
The act outlawed the overworking of workers, setting a maximum hours to be worked until overtime. It also set a minimum wage and outlawed child labor. It was important to revolutionizing the unfair treatment to the working class -
AFL and CIO merge to create AFL-CIO
The AFL and CIO were labor movement groups, each with a different approach toward the same goal. It's still important today because it stresses the rights of workers
