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13th Amendment
It abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. -
Knights of Labor
It was the largest and one of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880s. They promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected socialism and anarchism, demanded the eight-hour day, and promoted the producers ethic of republicanism. -
Haymarket Riot
The Haymarket Riot was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square in Chicago. -
Homestead Stike
It was an industrial lockout strike. It resulted in a major defeat for the union and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States. It affected most rail lines west of Detroit and at its peak involved some 250,000 workers in 27 states. -
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, and one of the 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. It was a result of poor conditions and the Great Depression -
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. It was a result of poor conditions and the Great Depression -
Wagner Act
It guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining for better terms and conditions at work, and take collective action including strike if necessary. -
1930s General Motors Sit Down Strike
one of the first sit-down strikes in the United States, autoworkers occupy the General Motors Fisher Body Plant Number One in Flint, Michigan. The autoworkers were striking to win recognition of the United Auto Workers (UAW) as the only bargaining agent for GM’s workers -
Steel Strike of 1959
IT was a 116 day labor union strike by member of the United Steel Workers. The strike occurred over management's demand that the union give up a contract clause which limited management's ability to change the number of workers assigned to a task or to introduce new work rules or machinery which would result in reduced hours or numbers of employees.
