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The 13th amendment
The abolishment of slavery -
Knights of Labor
The first important labor organization is founded -
National Labor Union (NLU)
First nationwide labor union inside the United States -
Samuel Gompers
Union leader who fought for workers rights -
AFL is founded
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The Pullman Strike
A nation wide railroad strike for workers who felt they weren't treated how they should be. -
Shirtwaist factory fire
The deadliest industrial disaster to ever happen. -
1930s GM sit down
A sit down for workers of GM who were treated poorly and fired for no reason as well as watched closely for union plots and shot at in the streets for a sit down -
Taft-Hartley
Labor act passed in 1947 -
Steel strike of 1959
A 116 day strike where workers got fed up with conditions and stood up for themselves
