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Only 28 of the necessary 36 states fully ratified it.
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Proposed programs to try and dig the economy out of the worst depression ever.
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Police attacked and fired at Teamster truck drivers demanding recognition of their union, wage increases, and shorter working hours.
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Established first minimum wage and 40 hour weeks. Congress of industrial organizations form as a independent federation.
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Biggest post-war strike waves ever recorded.
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After years of being apart of the organization, he worked his way up to become the president.
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Congress passed this mandating equal pay for women.
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Bans forms of discrimination.
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The brave man who led all the strikes against discrimination got assassinated during a sanitation strike.
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Ensured safety in the workplace, instead of costing for a injured or dead employee, just make some safety measures.
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Womens rights in the workplace.
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Thousands of people walked out of their jobs to go protest. Ronald Reagan tried to control it, but it didn't work.
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Concentrated on sweat shops and asians able to work American jobs.
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Families won't have to worry about losing their jobs if they are ill and unable to work.
