History of Labor

  • 13th amendment

    the 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for crime. in congress it was passed by the senate on April 8th 1864
  • Knight of Labor

    Knights of Labor was founded by Uriah Stephens. it was one of the most important labor unions
  • American federation of labor

    The American Federation of Labor was a national federation of Labor Unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus Ohio in may 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected by the knights of labor
  • pullman strike

    pullman strike was a nation wide railroad strike in the U.S. It pitted the american railway union against the pullman company.
  • shirt waist factory fire

    The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in Manhattan, New York City on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city. The fire caused the deaths of 146 garment workers.
  • Textile workers strike of 1934

    The textile workers' strike of 1934 was the largest strike in the labor history of the United States at the time, involving 400,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states, 22 days.
  • Fair labor standards act of 1935

    the fair labors act established minimum wage and over time pay. i also regulates youth employment standards.
  • wagner act

    this bill was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt on July 5, 1935. It established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector.
  • Taft hartley act

    The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 29 U.S.C. § 401-531 better known as the Taft Hartley Act, is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
  • fair labor act of 1938

    establishes minimum wage and overtime pay. also record keeping and youth employment regulations.