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First national union.
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A massachusttes court ruled thst unions were legal.
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Composed of anyone from wemon to african americans and won many important strikes but lost influence after being blamedfor the death of seven police officers.
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Striking mccormick Harvester Workers clashed with police, four strikers were killed.
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Founded to improve wages and working conditions of coal miners.
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Steels workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania struck against the Carnegie Steel Plant for reduced wages, it became violent when the steel company hired private police officers to protect strike breakers. In the end nine strikers and seven police officers died.
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Railroad firemen founded in 1893
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When on strike because their wages got cut. Due to violence there president was jailed.
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Organized for unskilled workers and immigrants, advocated one large union that would use strikes and sabotage to achieve its goals as opposed to the more peaceful American Federation of Labor
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Allowed picketing and limited the use of injunctions in labor disputes.
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Founded by A. Philip Randolph
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Protected rights of workers to organize and elect representatives for collective bargaining.
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Established minimum wage and time and a half for over forty hours of work a week.
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Prohibited child labor.
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Merged in 1955.
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President Ronald Reagan fired 11,500 air traffic controllers for striking in violation of a no-strike clause in their contract.
