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Labor Movement

  • American Federation of Labor

    American Federation of Labor

    Samuel Gompers created this labor organization. Was one of the first labor federations out there. Created rights and perks for workers
  • International Workers of the World

    International Workers of the World

    Formed in Chicago by miners. Known as the most radical of all orginized labor unions.
  • International Ladies Garment Workers Union

    International Ladies Garment Workers Union

    Largest Labor union ever formed by woman. Held a strike in New York biggest action by women labor ever
  • Minimum Wage

    Minimum Wage

    This Law enacted that every worker had to get a certain amount of money. Mass. was the first one to certify this law
  • Department of Labor

    Department of Labor

    President Taft created this department to protect workers and conditions
  • Ludlow Massacre

    Ludlow Massacre

    Colorado mine workers went on strike, company guards fired machine guns and killed several men.
  • Clayton Act

    Clayton Act

    It help clarify or streghten the Sherman Act. President Wilson signed this law
  • Adamson Act

    Adamson Act

    Established a 8 hour work day and any extra work or overtime would get bonus
  • Great Depression

    Great Depression

    All went poor. Stock market crashed
  • Davis Bacon Act

    Davis Bacon Act

    Influenced employers from not hiring people who are not from america for cheaper
  • Norris La Guardia Act

    Norris La Guardia Act

    Banned yellow dog contracts and tried to influence workers not to join unions
  • Wagner Act

    Wagner Act

    Fairness in elections of the union. Being able to collective bargain with employers
  • Congress of  Industrial Organizations

    Congress of Industrial Organizations

    Left the AFL
  • Congress of  Industrial Organizations part 2

    Congress of Industrial Organizations part 2

    An organization created to organize workers into labor unions
  • Fair Labor  Standards Act

    Fair Labor Standards Act

    40 hour week and if you work overtime you should get paid accordingly