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Work in the States
In 1868, a federal law was granted, and employees were granted an 8 hour day -
Knights of Labor
Knights of Labor were formed, there objective/goal was to organize all working men and wommen, skilled and unskilled. -
Railroad Strike
There was a wage cut of 10% and workers were angry and declared strike -
Haymarket Riot
At the Haymarket Riot, anarchists bombed Haymarket square which soon ruined the Knights of Labor because they got blamed. -
Homestead
Henry Frick tried cutting wages as well and people were furious, and anarchists tried assasinating him as well -
Pullman
Nationwide conflict between the American Railway Union and the railroads that occurred in the United States
