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13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.Forced labor or labor in which you are not paid for in which you've worked is a form of slavery. -
Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor was the largest and most important American labor organizations of the 1880s. The Knights of labors goal was to promote the organization of the working people. -
1st Labor Day
The first labor day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. It was the celebration of economic achievements in history. -
Samuel Gompers
He was a diehard capitalist and saw no need for a radical reconstruction of America. He later learned that what the workers wanted was deeper than what he thought. It was about better working conditions and better pay. -
AFL {American Federation of Labor}
The AFL {American Federation of Labor} was created by an alliance of craft unions. They were unsatisfied from the knights of labor which was a national labor association. -
Homestead Strike
The Homestead Strike was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892. This strike cumulated into a battle between strikers and security. -
Textile Workers Strike of 1934
The Textile Workers Strike of 1934 was the largest strike in the labor history of the United States. It involved over textile workers. -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1935
The Fair Labor Standards of 1935 was about being paid minimum wage along with over time which has to be one-and-a-half times regular pay.The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1935 affected 700,000 people. President Roosevelt called it the most important piece of the New Deal. -
1930's General Motors sit down strike
The 1930's General Motors sit down was also called the Flint sit down. The Flint sit down was one of the first General Motor sit downs from 1930's to 1940's. -
Steel Strike of 1959
The Steel Strike of 1959 was a 116 day labor union strike from July 15th to November 17th 1959. This strike remained the longest work stoppage in the American steel industry.