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13th Amendment
It was important because it created a constitutional amendment that banned slavery in ALL of the American states. It also paved the way for state and federal laws, including amendments from the Constitution, that would help define citizenship and provide quality under the law. -
The 1st Labor Day
Peter J. McGuire was the person who came up with the idea for Labor Day, he thought American workers should be honored with their own day. The day was celebrated with a picnic, concert and speeches, 10,000 workers marched in a parade from City Hall to Union Square.
Soon after that first celebration, the holiday was moved to the first Monday in September, the day we still honor. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
The strike was a labor union strike involving more than 200,000 workers. In two months it led directly to the collapse of the Knights of Labor and the formation of the American Federation of Labor. -
Pullman Strike
It's historically significant because it failed as a workers' labor union movement against wage cuts. It also help President Cleveland not be renominated again, they also destroyed the American Railway Union. -
Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Fire led to legislation requiring improved factory safety standards and the growth of the International Ladies Garment Workers' union. It also increased the support for the vote among wage-earning women. -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1935
It set out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment, including minimum wages, requirements for overtime pay and limitations on child labor. It protect workers against certain unfair pay practices or work regulations. -
The Wagner Act
The act established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to protect the rights of workers to organize, bargain collectively, and strike. The Wagner Act is the most important piece of legislation to date protecting workers' and unions' rights. -
1930s General Motors Sit Down Strike
It changed the United Automobile Workers (UAW) from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major labor union and led to the unionization of the domestic United States automobile industry. It also gave the workers there benefits like a 5% increase in pay and were allowed to talk during lunch -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
This act suppoerted the fair labor standard act of 1935. This act established minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. This is like the reassurance act. -
Steel Strike of 1959
The strike's effects persuaded President Dwight D. Eisenhower to invoke the back-to-work provisions of the Taft-Hartley Act. The strike led to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in U.S. history, which replaced the domestic steel industry in the long run.The strike remained the longest work stoppage in the American steel industry until the steel strike of 1986.
