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Homestead strike
The Pinkertons were hired to private investigate the unions to break them up. The workers of the union found out and waited for the pinkertons. Both sides had 10 people killed -
LA times Bombing
A bomb explodes at the headquarters of the stridently anti-union, killing 20 people. Two men connected with the iron workers union, which has been implicated in other bombings. This impacted unions because they were able to get more people in it. -
Ludlow massacre
Protests started happening in a mine/house field. People that lived in houses worked in the mines and they got kicked out of their homes. The union formed a tent neighborhood outside the homes and the national guard got involved. The national guard shot up the tents and they caught fire and 200 people were killed -
Steel strike
After World War I, steel company workers organized a strike against poor working conditions, long hours, low wages, and corporate harassment regarding union involvement. The number of strikers grew quickly shutting down nearly half the steel company. The strike failed and ensured the absence of union organizations in the steel company for the next 15 years -
The Norris LaGuardia Act
This act was passes to make it where peaceful strikes were allowed. This impacted unions because they were able to go on strike peacefully to get what they wanted. The owner couldn't fire them during the strike. -
The Wagner act
The Wagner act was the act that allowed unions to be formed. This act guaranteed basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions. Allowing unions to form made it easier to get people to join/start them. -
National labor relations act
part of the New Deal that gives workers the legal right to form unions and requires employers to bargain with the union over wages, hours, and working conditions. This act is considered a threat to the unions. The employees could convince people in a union to stop the strikes and come back to work. This would eventually break up the union. -
World war II
World War II was the Second World War between allies and everyone else. This impacted unions by creating more jobs in factories. More people were able to work during this time. -
U.S postal strike
Postal workers were not allowed to engage in collective bargaining, this lead New York worker to strike. Nixon ordered the National Guard to replace the striking workers a measure that proved ineffective. The union was so effective that they were granted the right to negotiate.
