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Knights of Labor
Knights of Labor (KOL), the first important national labour organization in the United States, founded in 1869. Named the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor by its first leader, Uriah Smith Stephens, it originated as a secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliations -
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
The Great Southwest railroad strike of 1886 was a labor union strike involving more than 200,000 workers. Beginning on March 1, 1886, railroad workers in five states struck against the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads, owned by Jay Gould. At least ten people were killed. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894. It was a turning point for US labor law. -
Shirtwaist Factory Fire
The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City, on March 25, 1911 was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city. It was also one of the more deadliest in US history -
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, -
The Wagner Act
Wagner Act, officially National Labor Relations Act (1935), single most-important piece of labour legislation enacted in the United States in the 20th century. Its main purpose was to establish the legal right of most workers (notably excepting agricultural and domestic workers) to organize or join labour unions and to bargain collectively with their employers. -
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping, and youth employment standards. It created the new age for job regulations. -
Taft-Hartley
The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 29 U.S.C. § 141-197 better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, (80 H.R. 3020, Pub.L. 80–101, 61 Stat. 136, enacted June 23, 1947) is a United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. -
Steel Strike of 1959
The Steel Strike of 1959 was a 116 day labor union strike. The strike remained the longest work stoppage in the American steel industry until the steel strike of 1986.
