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Very First Labor Union in USA Has now become members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Large group of labor unions. Led by Samuel Gompers
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Protest for the 8 hour work day. Ended as a massacre with 7 deaths and over 100 injuries. Pushed the 8 hour work day
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FIrst large strike
125,000 railroad workers quit due to conditions in the Pullman railcar factory -
Exempted unions from antitrust.. due to the fact that the "labor of a human being is not a commodity or article of commerce"
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First large anti-union legislation passed. Restricts the activities and powers of labor unions
Created the National Labor Relations Board -
The most recent large organization drive for union workers.
Cesar Chavez mobilized the grape pickers of California -
President Reagan fired the air traffic controllers, effectively signaling the beginning of the severe decline of labor unions
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Janus claimed that having to pay union fees in the public sector violated first amendment rights. Latest blunder to labor unions