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Industrial Revolution
A revolution that began because of the development of machinery -
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Knights of Labor
Americas labor union to organize all workers and focus on broad social reform through violence -
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The Government begins collecting employee Data
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published its first annual report in 1866. The Bureau of labor statistics late became the Labor Department in 1913. -
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike
Workers protested against unsafe conditions and low pay. This was unsuccessful not all of the workers were in on the strike and the railroad company hired scabs to replace the workers on strike. -
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National Labor Union
A political action movement that wanted to improve working conditions through the government -
Haymarket Riot
An extremely violent riot organized by the knights of labor in order to get an 8 hour workday -
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Interstate Commerce Commission
First Federal agency that monitored business operations and over sea trade -
Sherman Anti Trust Law
A law that protected the consumers and workers by making monopolies illegal. -
Homestead Strike
A strike against the carnage steel company and its workers who were protesting the proposed wage cut. The Pinkerton guards were brought to end the strike. The strike was unsuccessful because the workers were replaced by scabs. -
Pullman Strike
A railroad strike and boycott that interrupted rail traffic severely in order to get higher wages -
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American Federation of Labor
Organized skilled workers in a specific trade and made more specific demands rather than seeking broad changes. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
A fire in a factory that was caused because of unsafe conditions, which resulted in workplace reforms -
Women's Bureau
The women's bureau was created to ensure that women were given equal rights in the work place. This helped lessen the wage gap, and helped make women feel safe in their place of work. -
Taft Hartley Act
An act that restricted the activities and power of labor unions. It was called the slave labor bill by labor unions. It prohibited strikes and boycotts -
Equal Pay Act
Amended the FSLA and aimed to abolish the wage gap based on gender -
The US postal strike
A strike made by the the federal us postal service workers caused by low wages and poor working conditions, the strike than resulted in the Postal Reorganization Act. -
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)
An organization that works on improving health and safety standards for bushiness's -
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The act that created the minimum wage -
The Family and Medical Leave Act
This act is known for its provisions of parental leave when they have just given birth. This act allows parents to take a 3 month leave in order to care for their new born -
Affordable Care Act
A law signed by President Obama to decrease the amount of uninsured citizens citizen. He did this by lessening the cost healthcare. This was successful because more than 20 million people were covered with this act -
Chicago Teacher Strike
26,000 teachers in Chicago went on strike in order to get a higher salary this strike resulted in new contracts with higher wages and healthcare rights -
Verizon Strike
Verizon workers went on strike to get a contract. It cost the company over 200 million dollars in profit
