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Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
This labor union was formed in Philadelphia by government workers. The task they wanted to compleate to to get equal pay for the work they did, have no more children work in labor, and only work 8 hours a day. -
American Federation of Labor
The people in these unions wanted many things to get better. They wanted better working conditions, better pay and, union lables on produced items. The union was craft oriented. -
Haymarket Square Riot
Workers in Chicago marched for an 8 hour a day protest. Someone set a bomb off. 8 people died 100s injured. Police came to breake up the riot. -
How the other half lives was written
During the 1880's many people in upper- and middle-class society were unaware of the dangerous conditions in the slums among poor immigrants -
The Homestead Strike
An industrial lockout and strike was in 1892, cuminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents. The strike happened in the Pittsburgh area of Homestead PA. The finak defeat for the union and a setback for effortd to unionize steelworkers. -
The pull man strike
Durinf 1893 there was a slight depression. They company they worked for cut the wages, they also lived in company owned houses. The people that owned it did not lower rent, so they went on strike. -
Labor Day was created
Labor Day is a day set aside to pay tribute to working men and women. It has been celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and Canada since 1894. -
The coal Strike
The strike was made by the United Workers of America in the coal fields in eastren PA. The strike was going to shut down all coal supplies for the winter. After the strike was over the workers got more pay on less hours. -
The Jungle was published
The Jungle was a story written to let the public know how their food was mad/processed. The problem was the dirthy floors, the nasty men touching their meat, and many other things. -
The Bitter Cry of The Children was written
Most child laborers worked in the garment industry and canneries. Few child laborers had ever attended school. Children usually worked less than eight hours per day. -
Triangle Shirt Factory Fire
Near closing time on March 25th 1911a fire broke out at the Triangle Waist Factory. Within 18 minutes, 146 people were dead as a result of the fire. -
Congress of Industrial Organization
The Congress of Industrial Organization was part of the AFL untill 1935. They broke away because it advocated organization along industrial lines rather than craft lines. Finnaly brought back in to the AFL in 1955. -
The National Labor Relations Act (Wganer Act) passed
This act stopped the act of people making their employees work more then they could work. It also stopped people working for free. If we would not have this act today people would be working for free. -
The GM Sit-Down Strike
The srike shut down plants in Flint, Michigan, and many other cities. The workers would go to work on normal hours, regular pay but, they would just sit down on the job. -
Fair Labor Standards Act passed
This act stopped the use of really young children to work. They put an age for the children to work. The children will only get to work a few hours in a day. -
Steel Strike
Strike by the United Seelworkers of America Against U.S Steel. On june 2 1952 in a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Youngstown Sheet. -
Pure Food and Drug Act Passed
In 1966 the United States Government passed a law that all meat processesing plants be inspected by United States Government. This will help to stop the spread of diseases. During the time of no inspectors people got really sick due to the bacteria onn the meat. -
Major League Baseball Strike
The strike of the MLB lasted for 13 days. The baseball players wanted a higher pay from the MLB. The 86 games that were missed were never made up. -
New York City Trainsit Strike
The strke started on December 20, 2005 at 3:00 a.m. Many people trying to get in to New York City and out. The strike offically ended at 2:35 p.m December 22, 2005. Millions of people were effeced by these two days of no subways, trains and busses.
