Labor Rights Movement

By hanna1020
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

  • National Labor Union Founded

    National Labor Union Founded

  • Knights of Labor

    Knights of Labor

  • American Federation of Labor

    American Federation of Labor

  • Homestead, PA, Strike

    Homestead, PA, Strike

    Andrew Carnegie led expansion in the american steel industry. Became a leading philanthropist and pro union. helped and supported the labor movement
  • Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to national railroad strike

    Boycott of Pullman sleeping cars leads to national railroad strike

  • Women unionists unite to form the National Women’s Trade Union League (NWTUL) at the AFL convention in Boston

    Women unionists unite to form the National Women’s Trade Union League (NWTUL) at the AFL convention in Boston

    Margaret Dreier Robins American labour reformer who helped lead the movement to improve the condition of women and children in industry. founder and member of the New York Women's Trade Union League
  • Coal Strike

    Coal Strike

  • Woodrow Wilson appoints William B. Wilson of the United Mine Workers as first secretary of labor at the Cabinet level

    Woodrow Wilson appoints William B. Wilson of the United Mine Workers as first secretary of labor at the Cabinet level

    William B. Wilson worked as a child and adult in the coal mines and then became a labor organizer. was the first Secretary of Labor.
  • Samuel Gompers dies; William Green becomes new AFL president

    Samuel Gompers dies; William Green becomes new AFL president

    William Green was a second long term president of the American Federation of Labor. provided a firm, moral compass for the American trade union movement.
  • I've been to the mountaintop MLK

    I've been to the mountaintop MLK

  • Cesar Chavez: Commonwealth Club Address

    Cesar Chavez: Commonwealth Club Address

    Cesar Chavez is American labor leader and civil rights activist. civil rights activist who dedicated his life's work to what he called la causa. dedicated his life to helping others and those in the struggle of farm work.