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Noble Order of the Knights of Labor
1869-1900
This was organized by Philadephia garment workers; it was opened to farmers, merchants, and wage earners. Some objected to this. some agruements were, "Equal day for equal work.".
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American Federation Labor
AFL was organized in 1886. This was made so that people would focus more on working conditions. This also helped focus on givng people a better pay. Union labels were placed on produced items. Craft oriented also occured. -
The Haymarket Square Riot
Workers in Chicago march for an 8 hour day protest- McComick Harvesting machine. Police came to break up the strike. Anarchists (anti-government) were blamed for the violence. eight policemen died, 100's injured. The public saw the uinions abd anarchists as a problem -
The Homestead Riot
An industrial lockout and strike that began June 30, 1892,
culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892.
It was one of the most serious disputes in US labor hisatory.
The dispute occured at Homestead Steel Works in the Pittsburgh area town of Homestead, PA, between the Amalagamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (the AA) and Carnegie Steel Company.
The final solution was a major deaft for the union, and a setback for efforts to unionize steelworker -
The Pullmen Strike
Compnay built town of Pullman so workerscoudl rent homes from owner, George M. Pullman. REnts high, and in 1893 wages slashed due to the panic of 1893. Workers went of strike, led by Eugene V. Debs, within days thousands of railroad workers in 27 states/ territories went on strike which equal to no transportation from Chicago to West Coast. Most state governers supported Business side, but Ill. Union leaders were arrested dand imprisoned and the strike collapsed. -
The Coal Strike
Strikeby th the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal field of eastern PA. The strike theartened to shut down the winter fuel suppy to all major citirs. It was the first labor episode in which the federal government intervened as neutral arbitrator. -
The Pure Food and Drug Act
Untied States federal law that provided federal inspection of meat products and forbade manufacture, sale, or trasportation of adulterated food products and poisonous patent medicines. -
TheTriangle shirt factory Fire
This event killed 197 workers. Exposer of bad conditions in high-rised factories. This occured to the creation of a new building, fire, and safety codes around the United States. -
Congress of Industrial Organization
Occured 1935-1955. This organiztion was apart of the AFL until 1935. They broke away because it advocated organization alongindustrial lines rather than craft lines. In 1955 they reconnected into the AFL. -
The National Labor Relations Act (Wanger Act0
Labor's right to organize legally reorganized. Pro Labor and National Labor Relations Board were created. They had the power to punish unfair labor practices. -
GM Sit-down strike
The action aganist GM brought the tactic of sit down strikes and their effectiveness to the attentuon of the general pubic. A sit-down strike invovles workers remaining in the workplace while on strike to prevent normal business operations from being conducted. GM decided to recongnize the UAW as the collective bargining agent for workers in 17 plants and no negotiate a contract with in the UAW. The workers were thus able for the first time in history to participate in running for GM. -
1938 Federal reguationof child labor achived in Fair Labor Standards Act
For the first time, minium ages of employment and hours of work for children are regulated by federal law. -
Steel Strike
The Steel companies sued to regain control of their facilities . The Steelworkers struck to win a wage increase. The strike lasted 53 days and ended July 24, 1952, on essentially the same terms the union had proposed four months eariler. -
Major league baseball strike
The 1972 baseball strike was the first players agreed a $500,000 increase in pension fund payments and to add salary arbitration to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
The 86 games that were missed over the 13-day period were never played because the league refused to pay the players for the next time they were on strike. -
New York City Transit Strike
Negotiations for a new contract with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) broke down over retirement , pension, and wage increases. Millions of commuters were affected. The strike offciall ended at 2:35 p.m. on December 22, 2005.
