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Haymaker riot
Haymaker riot was a breakout between the police and the labor protests in chicago. The workers were protesting to have a shorter work day. Police were there to protect the strike breaker, when a bomb was through into the group of police, killing 7 police and injuring 60 people. The haymaker riot was a strike to make 8 hour work days which has been a lasting effect in the labor movement. -
Great Southwest railroad strike
Thousand of men took strike across five different states, Arkansas, illinois kansas, missouri and texas. The works were saying that it was unsafe working conditions, unfair hours and low pay. The strike was unsuccessful due to other unions not joining. The employer hired nonunion workers to replace the workers on strike. It was made a law where you can not be rejected a job if union. -
Gompers found AFL
Labor organizer Samuel Gomper (early labor leader) set up American Federation of labor. Everyone in the union was a skilled worker. THe AFL was built up off smaller unions. -
pullman strike
Pullman were the maker of the railroad cars, during 1894 they have cut the workers wages by 25%. Lowering them even more than there wages were at. At the time of depression many were already starving. The workers agreed to go on strike, and joined the ARU and the workers refused to drive trains that were attached to the pullmans cars, causing a big problem between the railroads. Destroying the American railroad union -
Mackees Rock strike
"The greatest labor strike in all history" Everyone was labels as unskilled workers, getting at $2.50 for ten hour shift. Had very bad working conditions 12-16 people died in the Mackees rock strike. Many of the workers help a strike. many risk there life to speak about. -
LA times bombing
A bobs exploded in the LA times building headquarters- anti union los angeles times. killing 20 people, -
First state minimum wage law
Massachusetts wage the first state with the minimum wage law. women were earning $5-$7 a week for 50 hours. The first minimum age law was only to woemen and childern under 18 years old. -
Clayton Antitrust Act
The clayton Antitrust act establishes illegal business practice. holding business and interlocking directorates were not allowed. -
Norris-La Guardia 1932
outlawed the practice of hiring only working who agreed not to join a union many business would only hire workers that were not in a union at the time. putting many factory workers without jobs. -
fair labor standards act 1938
first federal minimum wage (25 cents) restrictions for child labor:overtime pay also defines the behavior that can be countable as working.
