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In 1866, the National Labor Union is formed in the United States. This provided workers with a way to control their jobs, and make sure unsafe conditions or unfair wage cuts did not happen.
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Canada legalizes labor unions after seeing the United States struggling with issues between the companies and their employees. This created the start of the movement, giving hope to the people wishing to unite in the States.
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Citizens call forward a parade to be held, and no work to be done on this date in 1882. It was the first ever parade related to Labor day.
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This federation created a link between labor unions. This created a powerful working force throughout the entire country.
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The state of Oregon legalizes the celebration of Labor day, providing the working class with a day off. This sparked the movement, and helped it burn even faster.
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Workers striked against their working hours and conditions, causing violence. After the chaos, President Cleveland created the labor day holiday in an effort to make the people forget his actions against the strikers.
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Cleveland signs a bill to make Labor day a federal holiday. He also changed the date to the first monday of every September.
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This uprising consisted of strikers from all women factories, who stiked against sweatshop conditions.
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One of every five workers walked out in great strike wave, including national clothing coal and steel strikes; a general strike in Seattle; and a police strike in Boston.
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Workers of GM sit down during a work day, sparking violence by police and the industry owners. After a long battle, the strikers cause the police to fall back, giving the win to the labor force of GM.
