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Kinghts of Labor founded
The Knights of Labor promoted the social uplift of the workingman. They rejected Socialism and radicalism. And they demanded an eight-hours a day shift. -
American Federation of Labor is formed
the was the first federation of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus Ohio in 1886. They pushed twoards minimum wage. -
Horrible Living Conditions
In New York they had horrible living conditions which inspired a writer by the name of Jacob Riis to write a novel about it. It was called How the Other Half Lives. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike which began in June 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents. -
Labor Day
Labor Day became a national holiday after a lot of people died while protesting at the Pullman Strike. -
The Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States in the summer of 1894. It pitted the American Railway Union which protested against the Pullman Company. -
Coal Strike
The Coal Strike was a strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania. Miners were on strike asking for a higher pay and less hours and to be reconized in the union. -
The Jungle
The Jungle was written by Uptin Sinclair. And described the working conditions in meat packing plants and meat packing districts in the United States. -
The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act
This grants rights to some union members. This also protects their intrests. -
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
is a federal law that sets minimum standards for retirement and health benefit plans in private industies. -
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act
This covered contracts that were with the United States and the troops that served in Vietnam. -
Family and Medical Leave Act
The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave. -
Black Lung Benefits Act
The Black Lung Benefits Act provides monthly payments and medical benefits to coal miners totally disabled from pneumoconiosis arising from their employment in or around the nation's coal mines. -
The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program was formed
The mission of the program is to provide lump-sum compensation and health benefits to eligible Department of Energy nuclear weapons workers.
