The Labor Movement

By amy.nosek
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    Eugene V. Debs

    American union leader. Founder of the Industrial Workers of the World.

  • AFL

    American Federation of Labor. First permanent national labor movement in America.
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    Emma Goldman

    Anarchist. Popular for political activism, writing, and speeches.
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    Collective Bargaining

    Negotiations between an employer and a group of employees to determine the conditions of employment.
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    Contract

    A written agreement between two or more parties stating the legal obligations between the two.

  • Department of Labor

    Responsible for promoting the working conditions of those working for pay in the United States.

  • Clayton Act

    Exempted unions from the scope of antitrust laws.

  • Adamson Act

    Regulated the hours of workers in private companies. Created an 8 hour work day with additional pay for overtime.
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    Open Shop

    Where workers don't have to join a particular union in able to be employed.

  • Davis-Bacon Act

    Contractors and subcontractors must pay their laborers and mechanics employed under the contract no less than the locally wages at the time

  • Wagner Act

    Protected the rights of workers to organize and bargain collectively. Prohibited management from engaging in unfair labor practices

  • CIO

    Congress of Industrial Organizations. Union of laborers who are industry workers.

  • Closed Shop

    Workers are required to join a particular union to be able to be employed and have to remain in the union during employment.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Enforced a minimum wage and maximum 40-hour work week for employees of businesses engaged in interstate commerce.