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13 Amendment
Ratified on December 6, 1865, and abolished slavery in the United States. -
National Labor Union
A political-action movement that from 1866 to 1873 sought to improve working conditions through legislative reform rather than through collective bargaining. -
The First Labor Day
It was first celebrated in New York. The day was celebrated with a picnic, concert and speeches. Ten thousand workers marched in a parade from City Hall to Union Square. This was a day for all Labor works and is still celebrated today. In 1884 labor day was moved to the first Monday of September. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
A railroad Knight in Marshall, Texas was fired for attending a union meeting on company time. This prompted thousands of other railroad workers to go on strike. The strikers brought the entire "south-west" to a halt, including Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and part of Illinois. Many protests were made by the people especially the railroad workers. -
American Federation of Labor
A group made up of various unions whose tried to gain collective bargaining powers for its member unions so that they could fight for better wages, hours and working conditions for skilled workers. they want to workers of the union members to ensure that the companies are providing fair compensation packages and giving them the social justice they deserve in the workplace. -
Pullman Strike
It was an unsuccessful national strike against the Pullman Company. It was turning point for the US labor law. -
World War 1
World War 1 was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. The spark of the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire (central powers) allied with each other and faced Italy, Great Britain, Russia, France, and Japan (the Allied Powers). -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a longest-lasting economic downturn. The Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. Many men couldn't get jobs and most didn't even have a home and barley anything to eat. People would sell all their belonging including their cars just to get money. Just about everybody tried selling their stocks before it totally crashed. -
Textile Workers Strike of 1934
The largest labor strike in American history, lasting twenty-two days 400,000 textile workers revolted against the labor union for better working conditions, workplace, and wages. -
Steel Strike of 1959
Labor Union strike by the United Steelworkers of America against major steel-making companies in the United States. The workers wanted to know what was going on and about the contract language on new technology and job security and many were miss treated. Seems similar to the GM sit-down strike.
