The Labor Movement

By nicolesorce

  • Mother Jones is born

    A labor and community organizer who cofounded Industrial Workers of the World.

  • Samuel Gompers is born

    A labor union leader.

  • Eugene V, Debs is born

    A union leader and a founding member of Industrial Workers of the World,

  • Emma Goldman is born

    An anarchist and political activisit.

  • Collective Bargaining

    Agreements that regulate working conditions between the emplloyer and the employee.

  • International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU)

    One of the largest unions that primarily serves women,

  • International Workers of the World (IWW)

    An international union that anyone could join because it had no restrictions.

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    A fire that started in a factory, killing many people due to the fact the doors were are locked to keep the employees in the working rooms. Employees could not escape and many died.

  • Department of Labor

    The federal government is now responsible for standards on wage vs, hours, re-employment servies, insurance benefits and the safety of workers.

  • Start of World War I

    A global war that was centered in Europe.

  • Clayton Act

    Added ti the anti-trust law regulations.

  • Adamson Act

    Created the 8 hour workday, giving you extra pay if you work any longer than that.

  • End of World War I

  • Open Shop

    Being able to work some place without needing to join a union.

  • Yellow Dog Contract

    Agreement between an employer and an employee in which the employee is not allowed to join a union.

  • Great Depression begins

    Huge global economic depression,

  • Davis-Bacon Act

    Requires paying local wages on public works projects.

  • Norris-LaGuardia Act

    Banned yellow-dog contacts, intereference of someone joining a union, and injectures of non-violent labor disputes.

  • Wagner Act

    Gives workers the right to talk to coworkers about the workplace. Gives them the right to strike, and the right to collective bargain.

  • Closed Shop

    Employer only hires union members.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Created a maximum 44 hour, 7 day workweek, established minimum wage, and prhibited the employement of minors.

  • Great Depression is ended.

  • Minimum Wage

    The lowest hourly, daily, or monthly fee that employers may legally pay workers.

  • AFL-CIO

    The first federation of labor unions.

  • Ludlow Massacre

    Attack on the coal miners and their families by the Colorado National Gaurds.