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Uriah Stephans forms the Knights of Labor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Initially a secret society, knights are able to organize workers around the country under the radar of management.
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A strike against the Baltimore and Ohio railroad ignites a series of strikes along the northeast. The violence caused by this marked the first time that Federal troops had to be called out for a domestic dispute.
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A labor rally in Chicago which results in the loss of lives and gunfire.
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After the Haymark incident, Samuel Gompers setup the AFL.
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Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act intended to block business monopolies.
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Fenderal court issues the first injunction against a union under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
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Westen miners form the IWW at a convention in Chicago
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The ILGWU starts a strike in New York City demanding a 20% pay raise and 52 hour work week.
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A bomb exploded at the headquarters of the LA times killing 20 people. The two men that set off the bomb were from the Iron Workers Union.
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A fire in lower Manhattan kills 146 people on strike for the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.
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Massachusetts passes the first minimum wage law.
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The US Department of Labor is established as a cabinet-level agency.
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Violence breaks out at a miners strike in Ludlow Colorado.
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President Wilson signs the Clayton Act which exepmts unions from the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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The leader of the Early Labor Leaders dies