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The Labor Movement
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Haymarket Riot
It was the bombing that took place during a labor demonstration at Haymarket Square in Chicago. 11 died and 50 were injured. It was a rally of workers striking for an 8 hour day. -
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union
20,000 shirtwaist makers, mainly women launched a 14 week strike, called The Uprising. It was recognized by the industry and it won higher wages as well as important new benefits for its members, such as health examinations. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
It was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in the history of the city of New York and resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history. The fire caused 146 deaths of the garment workers. It happened in Manhattan, New York. -
The Norris-LaGuardia Act
It is an act that outlaws "yellow dog." Yellow dog is where workers agree as a condition of employment to not join a labor union.The Norris LaGuardia Act was a federal law that banned yellow dog contracts and barred federal courts from issuing injunctions against nonviolent labor disputes, and created a positive right of noninterference by employers against workers joining trade unions. -
The Wagner Act
National Labor Relations Act also known as the "Wagner Act" is a foundational statute of U.S labor law which guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed this act and the act applied to industries whose combined employment represented only about one-fifth of the labor force. In these industries, it banned oppressive child labor and set the minimum hourly wage at 25 cents, and the maximum workweek at 44 hours -
AFL and CIO Merge
It is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of fifty-seven national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers -
National Farm Workers Association
Chavez and the NFWA led a strike of California grape pickers on the historic farmworkers march from Delano to the California state capitol in Sacramento for similar goals. The UFW encouraged all Americans to boycott table grapes as a show of support. The strike lasted five years and attracted national attention. In March 1966, the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare's Subcommittee on Migratory Labor held hea
