Growth of the Labor Movement

By nd18058@student.leyden212.org
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    Growth of the Labor Movement

  • Nationwide Strike

    Nationwide Strike
    The AFL went on a nationwide strike.

  • McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.

    McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.
    On May 3rd fighting between strikers and temporary workers took place in front of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. police protected the strikebreakers attempting to enter the factory.

  • Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers Expired

    Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers Expired
    Carnegie Steel management locked out the 3,800 employees who worked there.

  • Pennsylvania National Guardsmen

    Pennsylvania National Guardsmen
    The governor of Pennsylvania called in 8,500 Pennsylvania National Guardsmen, who quickly restored order. This thing allowed management to bring in replacement workers.

  • Locked-out Workers Reapplied

    Locked-out Workers Reapplied
    About 300 of the locked-out workers successfully reapplied for work at the mill on a nonunion basis, but on 20 November the remaining union members voted to return to work.

  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike
    A strike that happened when wages were dropped and hours increased.