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Noble order of the knights of labor
Orangized by Philadelphia garment workers in1869. Open to farmers, merchants, and wage earners. Objectives equal day for equal work and abolition of child labor. Had an 8 hour work day. -
labor day holiday created
The first Labor Day observance occurred in New York City on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. On this day, 20,000 working people marched in New York City to demand an eight-hour work day and other important labor law reforms. With a quarter-million New Yorkers watching, the marchers paraded up Broadway, carrying signs reading, “Labor Creates All Wealth” and “Eight Hours for Work, Eight Hours for Rest, Eight Hours for Recreation.” -
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
orginzined in 1886, focused on better working conditions. Had better pay. Union lables on producted items and craft oriented. -
Hayamrket square riot
Workers in Chicago marched for an 8 hour day protest for McComick Harvesting machine. Police came to break up the strike and anarchists were blamed for vilence. 8 police men were died and 100 injured the public saw unions and anarchists as a problem. -
How the other half lives
Boys that were ten to twelve would work a hard and dangerours job in the mines. these boy would work 10 hours a day and get paid 60 cants a day. Then other boys may only get paid 50 cents depents on what they do. Most have never been inside a shcool; then the other part of them go to school after working 10 hours. Boys may have to stay down in the mines alone opening doors for the mules. -
The hamestead Strike
An industrial lockout and strike happened on june 30, 1892 in a bttle between strikerd and private security agents on july 6, 1892. It was one of the most serious disputes in US labor history . The final result was a major defeat for the union and a set back for efforts to unionize steelworkers. -
The pullman strike
Company built town of pullman so workers could rent homes from owner, George M. Pullman. In 1893 wages slashed due to Panice of 1893, but pullman refused to lower rents. the union leaders were arrested and imprisoned; the strike collapsed. -
The coal strike
Is about mine workers in the fields of eastern Pennsylvania. The stike threatened to shut down the winter fuel fupply to all major cities. Theodore Roosevelt became involed and set up a fact-finding commissions that suspened the strike. -
the jungle
This is about a factory and its workers, how they make the meat and what happeneds to it. They are in a meat factory and they talk though all the steps of treating the meat and how unhealthy it is. The meat they handle goes on very dirty floor and they wash there hands in the clean water that the meat goes in. -
The bitter cry of children
This is about a lot of familes in this building. They are treated badly and look very sick. They have a hard time taking care of them selfs and there family. -
Pure food and drug act
United States law provided federal inspection of meat producters. It forbade the manufactur, sale, or transporation. This was for any adultureated food and poisonous medicines. -
Triangle Shirt factory fire
in New York City on March 25, 1911, was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city of New York. Resulted in the fourth highest loss of life from an industrial accident in U.S. history.The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers, who either died from the fire or jumped to their deaths. -
Congress of industrail Organization
Was a part of the AFL untill 1935. Broke free because it advocated organization along industurial lines rather than craft lines. Finally reintergrated into AFL in 1955. -
The National Labor Relations act
Pro labor, Labors right to organize legally recognized. National labor relations board created. Had the power to punish unfair labor practices. -
Gm Sit down Strike
In flint, Michigan and other sities form december 30, 1936- february 11, 1937. The action against GM brought the tactic of sit-down strikes and there effectiveness to the attention of the general public. The stike spred to other GM plants and other sities in tother states. -
Fair labor standards act
Federal regulation of child labor achieved in Fair labor satndards act. For the first time they had a minimum age of employment. The hours a child worked was also regulated by federal law. -
Steel strike
Strike by the Unites steel workers of America against U.S. steel and nine other steelmakers. the strike was schelduled to begin on April 9, 1952 But prisden Harry S. Truman nationaliazed the Amerisn steel industry hours before the workers walked out. The workers struck to win a wage increase, the strike lasted 53 says and ened on july 24, 1952. -
Major League Baseball strike
In 1972 baseball strike was the first players strike in Major League Baseball history. The strike accrred frome April 1, 1972 to April 13, 1972. The owners and players agreed on 500,000 increase in pension funds payments and to add to salary. The team missed 86 games in 13 day period. -
New york city transit stirke
The strike began at 3:00 on December 20, 2005. this halted all service on the subway and buses. Millions of commuters were affected, the strike ened on December 22, 2005 at 2:35 P.M.
