Labor movement 1

Labor movement

By Smontero1999

  • 13th Amendment

    13th Amendment
    This amendment declared that, Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duty convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction formally abolishing slavery in the United States.The 13th amendment was passed by the congress on January 1, 1865, and ratified by the states on December 6, 1865.

  • National Labor Union

    National Labor Union
    The first National Labor Federation in the United States,made up of skilled and unskilled workers, farmers, and reformers, called on congress to make labor law reforms. it paved the way for other organizations, such as the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. it was led by William H. Sylvis.

  • The 1st Labor Day

    The 1st Labor Day
    Peter J. McGuire, a carpenter and labor union leader, was the person who came up with the idea for labor day as a holiday. He thought workers should be honored with their own day. This was the creation of the Labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers.

  • Haymarket Riot

    Haymarket Riot
    A labor protest rally near Chicago's Haymarket Square turned into a riot after someone threw a bomb at police. At least eight people died as a result of the violence, eight radical labor activists were convicted in connection with the bombing. Demonstration drew some 1,500 Chicago workers, was organized by German-labor radicals in protest of killing striker in Chicago.

  • Homestead strike

    Homestead strike
    Also known as the Homestead steel strike and Homestead massacre. An industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892. The battle was one of the most serious disputes in U.S. Labor history, third behind the Ludlow Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain. The final result was a major defeat for the union and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers.

  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike
    A Nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894 and a turning point for US labor law. It pitted the American Railroad Union against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland. Violence broke out in many cities, and the strike collapsed. Defended by a team including Clarence Darrow,

  • Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Shirtwaist Factory Fire
    The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York City was the deadliest industrial disaster. A fire caused by a cigarette, killed 145 workers. The workers died as a result of neglected safety features and locked doors within the factory building.

  • Textile workers strike of 1934

    Textile workers strike of 1934
    The largest strike in the labor history of the Unites States. This strike involved 400,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states, and lasted twenty-two days.

  • The Wagner act

    The Wagner act
    Also known as the National Labor Relations act was proposed by senator Wagner to create a new independent agency, made up of three-members appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate-to enforce employee rights rather than to mediate disputes.

  • Fair labor Standards Act of 1935

    Fair labor Standards Act of 1935
    A federal law which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility, record keeping,and youth employment standards.This act affected full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state, and local governments.