Lesson 12 (History of Labor Visual Timeline)

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  • National Labor Union

    National Labor Union
    (date/month u/n)
    This is a political-action movement sought to improve working conditions through legislative reform rather then through collective bargaining.

  • Knights of Labor

    Knights of Labor
    This was the largest and of the most important American labor organizations of the 1880's. The founding leader was Terence V. Powderly. This orgamnization began as a secret society of tailors in Philadelphia in 1869.

  • Haymarket Riot

    Haymarket Riot
    This was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. Eight men were labeled as anarchists. One out of the 8 men was sentenced the death penalty while the rest served 15 years in prison.

  • Pullman Strike

    Pullman Strike
    This was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States. Workers of the Pullman Palace Car Company struck to protest wage cuts and the firing of union representatives.

  • Shirtwaist Factory Fire

    Shirtwaist Factory Fire
    The deadliest disastor in the history of New York City as well as one of the deasliest in American history. This ended up killing 145 workers and the widespread attention of the dangerous conditions of sweatshops.

  • Textile Workers Strike of 1934

    Textile Workers Strike of 1934
    During September 1934, 65,000 North Carolina textile workers stayed home, shutting down the state's textile industry,On September 23, after President Roosevelt himself implored the striking workers to return to the mills, the strike ended.

  • The Wagner Act

    The Wagner Act
    It was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt. This act established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector.

  • 1930's General Motors Sit Down Strike

    1930's General Motors Sit Down Strike
    The auto workers were striking to win recongnition of the United Auto Workers(UAW) as the only bargaining agent for GM Workers. The strike lasted 44 days. President Roosevelt urged GM to recognize the union so that the plants could reopen.

  • Taft-Hartley Act

    Taft-Hartley Act
    This act was designed to amend much of the National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (the Wagner Act). After much resistance from leaders and a veto from President Harris S. Truman, was passed on June 23, 1947.

  • Steel Strike of 1959

    Steel Strike of 1959
    It was a labor union strike by the United SteelWorkers of America (USWA) against major steel-making companies in the US. The strike occured over management's demands that the union give up a contract clause which limited management's ability to change the number of workers assigned to a task or to introduce new work rules or machinery which would result in reduced hours or numbers of employees.