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Unions in America

By Zeien7

  • National Labor Union was founded

    National Labor Union was founded

  • The First Nationwide Strike

    The First Nationwide Strike
    More than 100,000 railroad workers go on strike. Federal Troops are sent to end the strike.

  • Governement Creates The Department of Labor to Protect Workers

    Governement Creates The Department of Labor to Protect Workers

  • The Clayton Antitrust Act

    Outlawed price discrimination.

  • National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)

    National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
    Allow workers to unionize and requires employers to participate in collective bargaining.

  • John Lewis leaves the AFL and Forms The CIO

  • Minimum Wage is Created

    Set at $.25 an hour

  • The Taft-Hartley Labor Act

    The Taft-Hartley Labor Act
    Limits the power of unions and says when the can or can't strike

  • The AFL and CIO merge forming the AFL-CIO

    The AFL and CIO merge forming the AFL-CIO

  • Nearly 1/3 or workers in the US belong to a union

  • The Postal Workers Strike

    The Postal Workers Strike
    180,000 strikers. The largest public employee strike

  • Percent of Workers in Unions Drops

    Percent of Workers in Unions Drops
    Drops down to 14%