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printers in New York City joinedtogether to demand higher pay. This protest wasthe first attempt to organize labor in America.
printers in New York City joinedtogether to demand higher pay. This protest wasthe first attempt to organize labor in America. -
the civil war to the 1930s
Hourly workers
in industrial jobs increased. Many of the cultural
differences between immigrants
and American-born workers began to fade,
and the labor force became more unified. -
Knights of Labor Founded
they organized workers around the country without management knowing and play a big role in the future of the labor enviornment -
Even the Sherman Antitrust Act
aimed mainly at curbing monopolies, was used tokeep labor in line. -
Triangle Shirt company fire
made people realize that there needs to be safety regulations -
Period: to
great depression
during the great depression the average
pay 55 cents per hour with an all time low reaching 5 cents per hour -
LaGuardia Act
made companies negotiate with their unions and workers -
The National Labor Relations Act
says that unions can participate in collective bargaining -
fair labor standards act
sets a 40-hour workweek, eliminates child labor and establishes minimum wage -
Taft Hartley Act
made closed shops illegal -
equal pay act
said that womens pay would climb to 80% of mens but it still unfourtanetly is not -
pention standards
standards are set for pentions