The Labor Movement

By David Ireland

  • Yellow Dog Contract

    When a person agrees to work for someone while not being in a labor movement.

  • Yellow-Dog Contract

    An agreement to work for someone and not bein a labor union.

  • Mother Jones

    An American Labor and Community organizer.

  • AFL

    The first Labor Union in the United States.

  • Collective Bargaining

    Agreement between employees and employers.

  • International Ladies Garment Workers Union

    The first union to have primarily female leadership.

  • Contract

    An agreement between two parties.

  • Samuel Gompers

    Labor Union Leader

  • Closhed Shops

    Hired only individuals who were members in Unions.

  • Open Shop

    Not required to be in a union by an employer.

  • Eugene V. Debs

    Established International Workers of the World

  • International Workers of the World

    International revolutionary federation of industrial unions in Chicago

  • Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    A factory fire occurred.

  • Department of Labor

    Responsible for safety, wage and hour standards.

  • Ludlow Massacre

    Attack on Colorado National Guard, meant to help American Labor.

  • World War 1

    A war which involved many countries, caused by the assassination of Archduke Fedinand.

  • Adamson Act

    Established 8 hour workday with overtime pay.

  • Emma Goldman

    Arrested for anarchy.

  • Clayton Act

    Prevent anticompetitive practices.

  • Great Depression

    Severe worldwide economic depression.

  • Davis-Bacon Act

    Required paying of local prevailing wages.

  • Norris-LaGuardia Act

    Banned yellow dog contracts.

  • Wagner Act

    Protects rights of employees and allows collective bargaining.

  • CIO

    Organized workers in Industrial Unions.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act

    Established 44 hour, seven day workweek.

  • Minimum Wage

    Required all workers to be paid a certain minimum payment.