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in the wake of the haymarket incident,labor organizer Samuel sets up the American Federation of Labor
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A labor rally at the haymarket square in Chicago. Unknow party tosses a bomb at police
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Cripple creek became a boomtown after gold was discovered some 150 mine came up and so did strong miners union
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They were asking for a 20% wage hike, and they did settle for a mere 10%
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they did not aloud the practice of hiring only works who will not join a union.
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Textile workers went on strike because of how low wages, horrible working conditions, and their lack of involvement in unions
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First federal minimum wage (25cents) overtime pay
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Mayor Lindsay capitulated to demands of $400 wage hike
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The works wanted there part time jobs to be full time and they waned to be paid more then what they are going paid
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The teachers went on strike so they could get paid better and have better classroom and books.