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Jamestown Colony Founded
English planters found Jamestown colony and complain about lack of laborers -
The American Revolution
American Revolution begins -
Slave Importation Prohibited
Slave importation prohibited -
Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention
Seneca Falls women’s rights convention -
President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation -
National Labor Union founded
National Labor Union founded -
First Labor Day parade in New York City
First Labor Day parade in New York City -
Industrial Workers of the World founded
Industrial Workers of the World founded -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Triangle Shirtwaist factory in fire in New York kills nearly 150 workers -
United States enters World War I
United States enters World War I -
19th Amendment Passed
19th Amendment to the Constitution gives women the right to vote -
Stock market crashes as stocks fall 40 percent; Great Depression begins
Stock market crashes as stocks fall 40 percent; Great Depression begins -
Upsurge in strikes, including national textile strike, which fails
Upsurge in strikes, including national textile strike, which fails -
John L. Lewis resigns and Philip Murray becomes CIO president
John L. Lewis resigns and Philip Murray becomes CIO president -
President John Kennedy's Order
President John Kennedy's order gives federal workers the right to bargain -
Cesar Chavez forms AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO forms A. Philip Randolph Institute César Chávez forms AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Assasinated
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., during sanitation workers' strike -
Occupational Safety and Health Act passed
Occupational Safety and Health Act passed -
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists formed
Coalition of Black Trade Unionists formed -
President Bush Strips Collective Bargaining Rights
President Bush pledges to strip collective bargaining rights from 170,000 civil servants in the new Transportation Security Administration and denies bargaining rights to airport-security screening personnel. -
Laborers' International Union of North America
The Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) leaves Change to Win and rejoins the AFL-CIO.
