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Noble Order of the knights of labor
This group was organized by Phidelphia garment workers in the year of 1869. This group was composed farmers,wage earners,and merchants. They wanted equal pay for equal work and abolition of child labor. Another demand they had was 8 hour work days. -
How the other half lives
"How the other half lives" was written by Jacob Riis. This artical describes how people in the 1880`s were suffering because of the lack of money and food to support themselves. It also describes the peoples lack of medical attention and little living space. -
Haymarket Square Riot
The haymarket square riot was composed of angery workers in chichago that led a 8 hr protest. Responding police came to break up the strike. As a result 8 police were killed with 100 injured. Anarchists were blamed for the violence. -
The Homestead Strike
The strike began on July 6, a battle between the strikers and private security agents. It was one of the most serious strikes in us labor history. it occured at the Homestead Steel Works in Pittsburg area in Homestead Pennsylvaina. -
The Pullman Strike
Rents were very high and wages were cut in half due to the 1893 panic but pullman refused to lower rents. workers went on strike led by Eugene V. Debs. thousands of railroad workers went on strike shutting down transportation. The strike collapsed when when the leader was arrested and put in jail. -
American Federation of Labor
They were composed of alot of groups.they also were part of the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor. -
The bitter cry of children
" The bitter cry of children" was written by Johon Spargo. John Spargo wrote about the young children working in the coal mines. These jobs were very dangerous because kids could get stuck in machinery or get cut by the coal they always worked with. Many of these children then went on to have back and shoulder problems as a result of being slumped over all day. -
The Jungle
The jungle is bases on the horrible conditions in the early 1900`s meat factories in the USA. From wet rotten meat to the cold dampm sickning conditions, the factories were so dirty that people were finally hired to go in and report the horrid factories. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act of June 30
In this act, the USA federal law provided federal inspection of meat products. It also forbade the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated food and toxic ptent medicines. So then companies could not sell dangerous food products -
Congress of Industrial Organazation
The CIO was part of the AFL until 1935. But they broke away because it advocated organization along industial lines. They finally reintegrated into AFL in 1955. -
National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (Wagner Act)
This act gave the labor`s right to organize legally recognized. It also gave them power to punish unfair labor practices. The national board was also created. -
The GM Sirt-Down Strike
This strike by General Motors employees shut down plant operations in Flint,Michigan, and other cities from december 30, 1936-February 11,1937. The tactic used here was a sit-down strike. A sit-down strike is a workier sitting at his/her job but not doing anything -
Fair Labor Standards Act Passed
This act, for the first time, minimum ages of employment and hours of work for children are regulated by federal law. It also was associated with The National Labor Relations Act or 1935. -
Steel Strike
The Steel strike of 1952 was the united steelworkers of america against us steel and nine other steelmakers. The steel companies sued to regain contral of the plants. The strike lasted 53 days and ended on july 24,1952. -
Major league Baseball Strike
The strike lasted over a 15 day period until they agreed on a increase in persion fund payments. the games they missed were never made up. -
New York City Transit Strike
The transit strike of 2005 stopped all transportaion in New York City causing all of NYC to stop. But the strike ended at 2:35 p.m on December 22,2005.
