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English planters found Jamestown colony and complain about lack of laborers
When the English Planters first setteled in the new country, they lacked laborers to get everything done quickly and efficiently. -
Slaves from Africa first imported to colonies
With slaves from another country working for free, many things can be done easier without additional expenses. English people have more laborers to work with. -
Laborers protest royal taxation in the Boston tea Party
Because of the high taxes that the Royal Crown was giving upon English settlers in the Americas, laborers protested and rebelled by dozens of crates of tea into the sea. -
Seneca Falls women’s rights convention
Where numerous men and women went to sign the Decleration of Sentiments drafted by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Where they fought for their rights to vote and other things. -
President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation
The freedom of slaves in the United States of America. African Americans no longer have to work by force, but still had unequal treatment. Though they are free, their are still descrimination towards them. -
13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishes slavery
Abolishing Slavery became an Amendment in the Constitution, giving slaves freedom. People can no longer keep a slave through legal means. -
National Labor Union founded
The National Labor Union followed the unsuccessful efforts of labor activists to form a national coalition of local trade unions. The National Labor Union sought instead to bring together all of the national labor organizations in existence. -
15th Amendment to the Constitutionii adopted
States that the right to vote may not be abrogated by color. In other words, African Americans and other races can vote regardless of the color of the skins, but still strictly for men. -
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions formed
It pursued the practical goals of shorter working days and higher wages. They used strikes to achieve their goals. -
“Uprising of the 20,000” female shirtwaist makers in New York strike against sweatshop
Because of the unfavorable working conditions these females get in the Shirwaist factories, they went on strike demanding better working conditions. -
Triangle Shirtwaist factory in fire in New York kills nearly 150 workers
Because of a cigar or a spark with many flammable objects in the vicinity, a fire spread from the middle to the top. Many women were trapped because of the cramped escapes, locked doors, and the huge crowd. This even made the nation realized to make working conditions better for workers. -
United States enters World War I
America Enters World War, drafting many men to war, leaving jobs open for African Americans and Women to take. -
National Labor Relations Act and Social Security Act passed Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) formed within AFL
National Labor Relations Act and Social Security Act passed Committee for Industrial Organization (CIO) formed within AFL -
AFL and CIO create labor's Non-Partisan League and help President Roosevelt win re-election to a second term
The Nonpartisan League advocated state control of mills, grain elevators, banks and other farm-related industries in order to reduce the power of corporate political interests from Minneapolis, Minnesota. -
Fair Labor Standards Act establishes first minimum wage and 40-hour week Congress of industrial Organizations forms as an independent federation
This was a big step in getting better working conditions, Having a 40 hour week and a set wage for each job, gave workers a fair amount of money with the hours they work. -
Largest strike wave in U.S. history
In the pursue to get better working conditions, millions of people went on strike, It was a series of massive post-war labor strikes from 1945 to 1946 spanning numerous industries and public utilities. -
President John Kennedy's order gives federal workers the right to bargain
This gave more freedom and more space for federal workers to work in. They were able to bargain and help each other out for the benefit of the other. -
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., during sanitation workers' strike
With the help of MLK, African Americans and other colors were able to achieve equality with every race in the nation. Because of him, segregation was abolished and people of colors can use the same thing and have equal rights. -
Occupational Safety and Health Act
The primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States. Its main goal is to ensure that employers provide employees with an environment free from recognized hazards, such as exposure to toxic chemicals, excessive noise levels, mechanical dangers, heat or cold stress, or unsanitary conditions. -
Pride at Work, a national coalition of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender workers and their supporters, becomes an AFL-CIO constituency group AFL-CIO membership renewed growth
Gays and Lesbian is starting to fight for their own rights as they are also getting descriminated because of what they are. -
More than 75,000 human service workers are unionized in Los Angeles County
30,000 to 50,000 working family activists take to Seattle streets to tell the World Trade Organization and its allies, “If the Global Economy Doesn’t Work for Working Families, It Doesn’t Work” 5,000 North Carolina textile workers gain a union after a 25-year struggle 65,000 Puerto Rico public-sector workers join unions Broad Campaign for Global Fairness pushes for economic and social justice worldwide Union movement organizes biggest program of grassroots electoral politics ever -
(April) 30,000 union members and activists rally against the United States granting permanent normal trade relations with China.
Union Members and Activists wanted a permanent normal trade condition with China, as it can benefit the countrya and open up jobs in the process. -
(July) President Bush pledges to strip collective bargaining rights from 170,000 civil servants in the new Transportation Security Administration and denies bargaining rights to airport-security screening personnel.
This was for safety conditions and to prevent terrorist threats from arising in the nation again. -
January) Shortly after his inauguration, President Obama signs the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which restored the rights of working women to sue over pay discrimination.
Gave women to fight back from their boss. Everyone is allowed equal rights regardless of their gender, and this right make sures equality happens.
