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Uriah stephens forms the Knight of Labor in Philedelphia.
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Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Intended to block business monopolies.
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A lockout at the Homestead Steel Works turns violent as 300 Pinkerton detectives hired by the company arrive at the mills by barge.
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President Eisenhower signs the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act.
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Cesar Chavez started this union.