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Women fought back
The rent on Women's boarding houses were raised by mill owners in 1836. 1,500 women went on strike for better working conditions while putting work on hold. Harriet Hanson was one of the lead strikers and she was only eleven years old. -
Panic of 1837
The panic of 1837 dropped tons of labor union. From that, jobs became scarce, so workers became afraid to cause trouble. -
Working Conditions
During the Industrial Revolution working conditions were just becoming unjust. -
''Work''
Most workers worked up to 14 hours a day, 6 days a week and began their day at 5 o'clock. -
The Knights of labor
The Knights of labor was formed in 1869 by Uriah Stephans and Ieriance Powdery. They let skilled and unskilled men and women of all races join, 700,000 joined. Unskilled workers became easily replaced, and skilled workers became tired of so much labor activity. Knights of Labor died out in the 1890s because of several failed strikes. -
New York City Garmet Workers
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The Clayton Act
The Clayton Antitrust Act is an amendment passed by the U.S. Congress in 1914 that provides further clarification and substance to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
The act made strikes legal, and injunctions were highly limited. -
They fight back!
In the 1830's people finally started to fight for their worker rights and demanded 10 hour work days. -
AFL-CIO
The AFL had a rapid growth in membership in 1930s. During that time, the CIO was formed. During the 1930s-1940s conflict arose between them. In 1955, the two Labor groups merged together to AFL-CIO. Since AFL was larger than CIO, the AFL's president became president of combined groups. -
Few Gaps
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