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Shoemakers and coopers (barrel-makers) guilds organize in Boston.
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New York bakers quit work to protest local government setting the price of bread-possibly the first work stoppage in America.
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A strike in Boston harbor, more commonly known as the "Boston Tea Party." Local citizens dressed as Indians throw British tea overboard.
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The National Labor Union (NLU) was the first national labor federation in the United States. It paved the way for other unions and organizations throughout the years.
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Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor and Colored National Labor Union formed
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National uprising of railroad workers Ten Irish coal miners (“Molly Maguires”) hanged in Pennsylvania; nine more subsequently were hanged
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Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed
First Labor Day parade in New York City -
American Federation of Labor founded
