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Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor in May 1886 and served as president from 1886 to 1924. His presidency of the American Federation of Labor ended with his death in 1924 -
13th Amendment
Passed by Congress on January 31,1865 and ratified by the states on December 6,1865. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as punishment as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the U.S. or any place subject to their jurisdiction," was declared in the Constitution because of the 13th Amendment -
Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor was a small secret society in Philadelphia. The Knights fought for an eight-hour work day, the end of child labor, and equal pay for equal work. -
The 1st Labor Day
Peter J. McGuire thought American workers should be honored with their own day. workers marched in a parade from City Hall to Union Square. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
The strike happened because the Knights of Labor had made an agreement with Jay Gould that "no man should be discharged without due notice and investigation." -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot began as a labor protest, It turned violent after a protester threw a bomb at the oncoming police. 8 men were convicted and 7 were sentenced to death, in connection to the bombing. -
Homestead Strike
the owner of the Carnegie Steel Plant, increased production demand and locking workers out of the plant. Pinkerton guards were called to end the 10,000 strikers -
Pullman Strike
the Pullman Strike was a nationwide strike in the U.S. Nearly 4,000 factory employers of the Pullman Companies began a wildcat strike in the response to reductions in wages. -
Taft- Hartley
the Labor Management Act of 1947 provide additional facilities for the mediation of labor disputes affecting commerce -
Steel Strike
n 1959 there was a labor union strike by the United Steelworkers of America against major steel making companies in the U.S.
