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Labor unions were created to protect employee rights and stop exploitation. The members fought together for better pay and working conditions. These unions could be strong enough to create change. -
It is a member of a 19th century secret labor organization formed in 1869. It was created to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen in respect to their relations to their employers. -
People helped to make safe workplaces and give working people a strong voice to address workplace injustices without having to fear retaliation. They fought for social and economic justice and strove to erase oppression in every and all forms. -
This was a violent confrontation between police and labor protesters in Chicago. It became a symbol of the international struggle for workers' rights. -
This was a gory confrontation that happened between the workers and the hired Pinkerton security guards. It ended up killing 16 people and causing many injuries. -
This was a widespread railroad strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest of the United States. The federal government's response to this marked the first time that an injunction was used to break a strike. -
This fire was caused by a cigarette butt or match that had fallen into a bin that was full of fabric scraps and tissue paper. Smoking was forbidden in the factory, but the employees were known to sneak cigarettes in and do it anyway. -
This act guarantees workers the right of collective bargaining sets down rules to protect unions and organizers. It created the National Labor Relations Board to regulate labor-management relations. -
The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed the closed shop, jurisdictional strikes, and secondary boycotts. It also required union officers to sign non-communist affidavits with the government. -
The Steel strike was one of the most violent labor disputes of the 1930s. It ended without the strikers achieving their main goal which was recognition by the companies of the union as the bargaining agent for the workers.