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earliest recorded strike
New York journeymen tailors protested a wage reduction. The formation of the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) in Philadelphia marks the beginning of sustained trade union organization among American workers. This relates to the theme becuase the workers are trying to be able to make a stable liveing off there wages -
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Labor movement
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early labor movement
The early labor movement was, however, inspired by more than the immediate job interest of its craft members. It harbored a conception of the just society, deriving from the Ricardian labor theory of value and from the republican ideals of the American Revolution, which fostered social equality, celebrated honest labor, and relied on an independent, virtuous citizenship. works looking for equality for honest labor and pay, it also relates to the theme becuase they are looking for liberty for wor -
American trade unionism
American trade unionism--first, beginning with the formation in 1827 of the Mechanics' Union of Trade Associations in Philadelphia, central labor bodies uniting craft unions within a single city. This was formed to help workers get better wages and to have there voices herd. it relates to the theme because works were not treted good back then and did not have a way of being herd so they formed a unionism -
working mens parties
The transforming economic changes of industrial capitalism ran counter to labor's vision. The result, as early labor leaders saw it, was to raise up "two distinct classes, the rich and the poor." Beginning with the workingmen's parties of the 1830s. this was to put workers into the poor section whitch is counter to unions looking to be paid and it relates to liberty becuase they want equal rights. -
international typographical union
International Typographical Union in 1852, national unions bringing together local unions of the same trade from across the United States and Canada. Although the factory system was springing up during these years, industrial workers played little part in the early trade union development. In the nineteenth century, trade unionism was mainly a movement of skilled workers. this ment that union was still new and many people still did not have a part in the proces and it relates to the themethesame -
nation labor union
the National Labor Union, launched in 1866, and the Knights of Labor, which reached its zenith in the mid-1880s. On their face, these reform movements might have seemed at odds with trade unionism, aiming as they did at the cooperative commonwealth rather than a higher wage, appealing broadly to all "producers" rather than strictly to wageworkers, and eschewing the trade union reliance on the strike and boycott. they are now trying to stay away from strikeing and boycotting to still get higherpa -
labor day parade
First Labor Day parade in New York City. this was impotant becuase it celebrated the workers rights and it has to do with happiness -
american federation of labor
American Federation of Labor founded this agen helps the works to get rights and treted fair and it has to do with liberty becuase of help with working -
boycott
Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to general strike on railroads, strikes on railroads helps get rights with more workers and has to do with happiness -
womens trade union
Women’s Trade Union League formed at AFL convention. Helps women works get rights and better pay. and relates with liberty for the rights -
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