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Founded in 1866 & dissolved is 1873 was the first national labor federation in the U.S. It paved the way for other organizations like Knights of Labor and AFL.
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Founded in 1869, one of the largest and most important American Labor Organizations of the 1880s. They promoted social and cultural uplift of the working man, rejected socialism and anarchism, demanded 8hr days and promoted producers ethic of republicanism.
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Celebration of first Labor Day was NYC in accordance with the plans of the central labor union.
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A national federation of labor unions in the U.S. founded in 1886 the largest union grouping in the U.S. for the first 1/2 of the 20th century.
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American Labor union leader who founded AFL and served as its president from 1886-1894 & from 1895-1924 when he died.
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Nationwide railroad strike in U.S. and a turing point for U.S. Labor law
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In NYC was one of the deadliest industrial disasters in U.S. history cause 146 deaths. This disaster helped spur the growth of International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
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Signed into law by President Roosevelt. It established the national labor relations board and addressed relations between unions and employees in the private sector.
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Established minimum wage, overtime pay, records keeping and youth employment standards.
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The U.S. Federal law that restricts the activities of Labor unions.
