-
Lowell Mill Women Create First Union of Working Women
In the 1830s, the Lowell mill women organized, went on strike and mobilized in politics when women couldn't even vote—and created the first union of working women in American history. -
Haymarket Riot
A labor rally at the Haymarket Square in Chicago, called in support of the eight-hour day, erupts into chaos when an unknown party tosses a bomb at police, who then fire into the crowd. The incident stains labor's image and creates turmoil within the movement. -
Homestead Strike
The 1892 Homestead strike in Pennsylvania and the ensuing bloody battle instigated by the steel plant's management remain a transformational moment in U.S. history, -
The Battle of Cripple Creek
1892 Homestead Strike
1892 Homestead Strike
1892 Homestead Strike The 1892 Homestead strike in Pennsylvania and the ensuing bloody battle instigated by the steel plant's management remain a transformational moment in U.S. history, leaving scars that have never fully healed after five generations. The skilled workers at the steel mills in Homestead, seven miles southeast of downtown Pittsburgh, were members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers who had bargained exceptionall -
The Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in 1894. It pitted the American Railway Union against the Pullman Company. -
Great Steel Strike
The steel strike of 1919 was an attempt by the weakened Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers to organize the United States steel industry in the wake of World War I. The strike began on September 21 and collapsed on January 8, 1920 -
Wagner act
The Wagnor Act gave unions legal protections, led to rapid growth in union membership. It was an importand part in preventing employers from interfering with workers’ unions and protests in the private sector. The act established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to protect the rights of workers to organize. -
Fair Labor Standards
The FLSA introduced people being able to work 40 hours a week.it also established a minimum wage. Another factor that played into it was adding child labor laws. -
World war two
After WW2 the work foce got better and unions were no longer as much needed. -
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, was created after a great number of large-scale strikes had nearly disabled the automobile, steel, and packing industries, among others. -
Gompers Dies
Main leadiner and influancer of union acts dies at age 74.
