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American federation of labor
Focused better on working conditions. Founded in Philidelphia -
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Noble order of the knights labor
organized by garment workers in 1869. In Philadelphia -
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Hay market square riot
8 hour protest -
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"The Other Half Lives"
It was about the immigrants who moved to america and their working conditions. How they lived. And worked. -
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The homestead strike
An industrial lockdown and strike that began on June 30 1892 -
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"The Jungle"
Upton Sinclair wrote about the horrors of the meat packing industry. Which included sanitation and health issues. He later on went to write "The Jungle". -
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The bitter cry of children
The horrible working conditions of children working in coal miones in PA. Not educated enough either. -
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Pure food and drug act Passed
better and healthier food inspections. -
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congress of industrial organization Act
focused on better Pay for workers -
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steel strike
against steel mine conmditions -
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major league baseball strike
refused to play for a whole year -
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New york city transit strike
broke down over retirement wages