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Homestead Strike
VideoHeld in Pennsylvania, members were Amalgamated Associated of Iron and Steel, they bargained exceptionally good wages and work rules. Carnegie was a millionaire and lowered the costs of production by breaking the union. The strike had reopened the militia protection -
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
Began 1881 with leadership by Samuel Gompers. There was 37,000 strikes in 1881-1905, the strikes were organized by labor unions. Strikes were held at building trades and coal miners. They protested for control of working conditions, setting uniform wage scales and the firing of a memeber. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This allowed revisions to the US to suspend immigration and banned Chinese immigration into the US. -
Knights of Labor
Organized labor in justice of their economic and social demands. Workers had a 20 hour workday 6 times a week, and asked for 8 hours workday 6 days a week. The Knights of Labor made the 6 days a week for 20 hours. -
Battle of Cripple Creek
Many people started to flood in from around the country, looking for jobs, desperately. Soon Cripple Creek had a huge surplus of labor. In January, people thought the working day would increase eight to nine and ten, still with no increase of pay. Miners went on strike and set up rivot pickets and closed down mines. Eventually, the strike was broke and the cripple creek was over. -
Ellis Island
Immigrants were brought from Europe into the US, becauase they didn't like where they were living. The US had employment for them, but the immigrants had to be healthy. Ellis Island is in New york. -
The Anthracite Coal Strike
Miners went out on strike on this date. Miners had steadier jobs and did not face dangers underground, people who were maintenance employees and walked out June 2nd. -
Womans Trade Union League
A support group that didn't organized locals. This got formed 1903 at the AFL convention in Boston. Composed both working women and middle-class reformers. They provided financial assistance, moral support, and training in work education. -
Angel Island
Angel island served 56,113 chinese and japanese immigrants. -
Clayton Act of 1914
This was to clarify the Shermans Act and it strengthen consumer protection. -
Adamson Act
established an 8-hour workday for employees of interstate railroads, with overtime for working longer hours. -
Child Labor
In 1919, They would have children work in factories. -
Coal Strike of 1919
2.4 million british workers went on strike. Problems were from two industries under government -
Labor Day
Annual celebration of workers and their achievements. they worked 12 hour days -
The Great Railroad Strike
This was a nationwide strike for railroad shop workers. The cause was the Railroad Labor Board's announcement, which was the hourly wages would be cut by seven cents. Workers were prompted to vote if they strike or not. 400,000 vacated positions increased hostilities between railroads and striking workers.
