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contract
an agreement between 2 or more people or groups that creates legal obligations between them -
Period: to
From 1900-1939
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AFL
first federations of labor unions in the United States -
samuel gompers
ameican cigar maker, and labor union leader -
department of labor
government group in charge of working in america and unemployment -
collective bargining
process of arguements between employers and a group of employees looking to reach and agreement that regulate working conditions -
Emma Goldman
anarchist good with her public activism -
eugene V debs
american union leader -
Triangle shirtwaist factory fire
deadliet industrial disaster -
Clayton Act
add further substance to the US antitrust law -
ludlow massacre
attack by the colorado national guard on a striking tent colony of strinking coal miners -
world war 1
world war -
Adamson Act
Eight hour workday with additional pay for overtime work. -
International Ladies Garnment Worker Union
one of the largest labor unions in america, mostly female membership -
open shop
where somebody can have a job without joining the union -
International workers of the world
international union -
great depression
economic depression before world war 2 -
yellow dog contract
got outlawed. where employee can choose to not be apart of the labor union -
davis bacon act
requirement for paying the prevailing wages on public work projects -
Norris LaGuardia Act
banned yellow dog contracts -
wagner act
protects the rights of employees in the private sdector -
CIO
federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States -
fair labor standard act
44 hour 7 days a week work week -
Closed shop
form of union security agreement under which the employer agrees to hire union members only, and employees must remain members of the union at all times in order to remain employed -
Minimum wage
least somebody can be paid to work