labor movement

first 10 hour work day strike

Apr 27, 1825

carpenters in boston were the first to go on strike for 10 hour work days

strike for 11 hour work day

Jul 3, 1835

children that worked for the silk mills went on strike for the 11 hours a day, 6 days a week

educational institute of scottland

Mar 9, 1847

oldest teachers trade union was founded

first to get an 8 hour work day

Apr 21, 1856

building workers in austrailia were the first in the world to achieve an 8 hour work day with no pay loss

the great railroad strike

Feb 12, 1877

railroad workers begin strikes to protest wage cuts

labor day parade

Sep 5, 1882

30,000 workers marched in new york city fir the first labor day parade

knights of labor

Mar 1, 1886

workers protested in streets to demand the 8 hour a day