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The English planters who found Jamestown were unhappy about the lack of laborers.
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Servants and slaves rebel in Virginia.
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A women's rights convention takes place in Seneca Falls.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes the president of the United States. The Civil War begins.
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President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
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The National Labor Union was founded.
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The first Labor Day parade happened in New York City.
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The American Federation of Labor was founded.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire in New York kills about 150 workers.
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Woodrow Wilson becomes president. He appoitnts the first secretory of labor, William B. Wilson.
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The Railway Labor Act creates procdures to settle railway labor disputes. It forbids discrimination against union members.
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The stock market crashes and the Great Depression begins.
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A national textile strike occurs and fails.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act creates the first minimum wage and 40-hour week.
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President John F. Kennedy gives federal workers the right to bargain.
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The March on Washington for jobs and Justice Equal Pay Act prevents wage discrimination based on gender.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Act is passed.
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The Coalition of Labor Union Women was founded.
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The U.S. House of Representatives passes the Employee Free Choice Act.
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The AFL-CIO endorses Senator Barack Obama for U.S. President.
