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  • first Union was formed in Phillidephia

    first Union was formed in Phillidephia
    Carpenters Labor Union

  • Railroad strike

    Railroad strike
    The Great Southwest Railroad Strike, which spanned across Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, took place from March to September 1886. It included some 200,000 strikers. Read more: The 10 Biggest Strikes In U.S. History | Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/slide-show/10-biggest-strikes-us-history/#ixzz5G61U0j23
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  • The Pullman Strike of 1894

    The Pullman Strike of 1894
    250,000workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago walked off the job. The workers endured12-hour workdays and reduced wages due in part to the depressed economy. Members of the American Railway Union, joined forces with the strikers and refused to work on or run any trains that included Pullman-owned cars.
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  • The Railroad Shop Workers Strike of 1922

    The Railroad Shop Workers Strike of 1922
    The Railroad Shop Workers Strike of 1922 took place from July to October 1922, and included some 400,000 strikers. The walkout was touched off when the Railroad Labor Board cut wages for railroad shop workers by seven cents. Read more: The 10 Biggest Strikes In U.S. History | Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/slide-show/10-biggest-strikes-us-history/#ixzz5G62a0hvq
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  • Womans movement

    Womans movement
    Women’s Trade Union League formed at the AFL convention

  • Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932

    Norris-LaGuardia Act of 1932
    one of the initial federal labor laws in favor of organized labor. It was enacted in 1932 to provide that contracts that limit an employee's right to join a Labor Union are unlawful.

  • Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

    Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
    FLSA introduced the forty-hour work week, established a national minimum wage, guaranteed "time-and-a-half" for overtime in certain jobs, and prohibited most employment of minors in "oppressive child labor", a term that is defined in the statute.

  • Right to work Law

    Right to work Law
    passed in 1947 by the U.S. congress, which gave states the right to pass right-to-work laws. these right-to-work laws prohibit employers from establishing union membership after being hired.

  • The Steel Strike of 1959

    The Steel Strike of 1959
    The Steel Strike of 1959 ran from July to November, and included a half of a million workers. With profits skyrocketing, members of the United Steelworkers of America went on strike to demand higher wages. Read more: The 10 Biggest Strikes In U.S. History | Investopedia https://www.investopedia.com/slide-show/10-biggest-strikes-us-history/#ixzz5G638nvC7
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