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Knights of Labor is founded.
Uriah Stephens Forms the Knights of labor. A labor organization that grew to be a very esential part of the labor movement, -
Haymarket Riot
Riot at haymarket square in chicago for an 8 hour work day. Errupted into chaos when a bomb was thrown and shots were fired. This incident creates tuurmoil within the movement -
Sherman Anti trust Act
Created to block business monopolies and used against Unions -
Homestead Strike
A strike at homestead steel works becomes violent. This riot ended in 18 people killed and it resulted in the steel industry being safeguarded from unions. -
Pullman strike
wokrers at Pullman car works put down their tools and wlaked off their jobs -
IWW/Wobblies
The IWW Industrial Workers of the World, was formed, and used violent confrontations to get what they want
