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The first National Ution, The National Trades Union , was founded in 1834.
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In the 1842 court case Commonwealth v. Hunt, a Massachusetts court ruled the unions were legal.
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The American Federation of Labor, founded in 1886 by Samuel Gompers, organized skilled workers by craft. Thye fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and improved working conditions through collective bargaining.
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The First Major Union
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Striking McCormick Harvester Workers clashed with police, four strikers were killed.
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Improved wages and working conditions of coal mine workers
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Steel workers in Homestread, Pennsylvania struck against the Carnegie Steel plant because the company had reduced wages. The Homestead Strike of 1892 because violent when the steel company hired private police to protect strike breakers. In the ensuing confrontation, nine strikers and seven police officers were killed.
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Founded by railroad fireman Eugene V. Debs.
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Manufactured sleeping and dining cars, went on strike because their wahges had been cut.
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This was organizedin 1905 for the unskilled workers and immigrants, advocated one large national union that would use strikes and sabotage to acheive its goals as opposed to the more peaceful American Federaion of Labor.
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The Clayton Act, passed in 1914, allowed picketing and limited the use of injunctions in Labor disputes.
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Created by Philip Randolf
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In 1935, the Natinonal Labor Relations Act,protected the rights of workers to organize the elect representatives for collective bargaining. Also in this year, the CIO, Congress of Industrial Organization, was formed by several AFL inions to promote inionsm in industry.
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Established a minimmum wage 25 cents an hour and time and a half for over 40 hours of work per week.
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Established a minimmum wage 25 cents an hour and time and a half for over 40 hours of work per week.
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Prohibited child labor
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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955.
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President Ronald Reagan fired 11,500 for striking in violation of a no-strike clause in their contract.