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Southwest Railroad Strike
200000 participated in the strike. The workers complained of unsafe working conditions. The workers were all fired and the company eventualy hired non-union workers. -
Sherman Antitrust Act
This act greatly affected the union. It did theis by forbidding the restraint of commerce. At first the act was aimed to curb the abuses of business cartels and monopolies not on unions. -
Clayton Act
It kept laboring people from being treated as a commidity or article of Commerce. Also it said laber orginizations cannot be construed. They also cannot be held illegal combinatios or conspiracles in restraint of trade under the anti-trust laws -
Railroad shop Workers Strike
Included 400000 strikers. The workers walked out because their wages were cut by 7 cents. The strikers eventually had to go back to work. -
Wagner Act
Named after the senator Robert F. Wagner. Its purpose was to let unions orginize workers without being harrased by employers. This act eventually led to the National labor relations board. -
United mine workers of America strike
400000 workers walked out of their job to participate in the strike. The strike affected 26 states and complained of unsafe working conditions. President truman even attempted to reach a settlement with the union. -
Global financial crisis in Argentina
Argintina industrial union stated argentina is nearing a global financial crisis. The union believes that the country is not protected by the crisis. They also stated that the situation forces them to monitor the situation everyday focusing on the local industry particularly Brazil. -
Montanas Agriculture in a changing climate
Montana farmers are noticing more climate changes. Farmers will soon notice how they will have longer and hotter summers with less water and more pests stated by the montanas farmer union. Also montanas climate is changing 1.8 times faster than anywhere else -
International credit union day
ON october 15 was the international credit union day. It recognizes all the great things that credit unions have done. and it has been a holiday since 1948 -
global warming
Global warming has been a concern to unnion scientists. They are concerned about how spring comes earlier and how many more droughts there are. Also it concerns them that coastal areas have more frequent floods than ever.
