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National Labor Union Founded
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More Unions Are Formed
Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor and Colored National Labor Union formed -
Organization of unions
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed -
Strike by knights of labor
A successful strike by the knights of labor on the southwest system. the Missouri Pacific, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas, and the Wabash -
American Federation of Labor
an alliance of craft unions created from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. -
haymarket affair
peaceful protest turn into riot as an unknown assailent throws a stick of dynamite into the crowd creating unrest between the people and the officers. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike, also known as the Homestead Steel Strike, was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892 -
Frist Union Defeat
Iron and steel workers union defeated in lockout at Homestead, Pa.
Integrated general strike in New Orleans succeeds -
Pullman Strike
a nationwide railroad strike in the United States Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland. -
the first step forward
AFL and National Civic Federation promote trade agreements with employers
U.S. Industrial Commission declares trade unions good for democracy. -
LA times bombing
A bomb explodes at the headquarters of the stridently anti-union Los Angeles Times, killing twenty people. Eventually two men connected with the Iron Workers Union, who were planning other bombings, they confessed to dynamiting the Times. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire in lower Manhattan kills 146 women workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory. The tragedy highlights the harsh conditions under which the young women had to work, evoking public sympathy for reform. -
The Great Depression
many people had left the union from 5 million members it had dropped to 3 million,they were also in the AFL. This also took jobs from those who needed them the most. -
Wagner Act of 1935
A new deal which gave new changes to labor laws that favored unions, that led to rapid growth in membership. -
World War II
World War 2 gave those that didnt have a job, a job because more things had to be produced and since you need more things to produce you need more people. -
The slave labor act
huge strikes in 1946 made peoples opinion on unions bad. this act was passed by congress in 1947, it rolled back alot of the advantages unions had in the 30's
