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The National Trades Union
The first national union. -
Commonweath v. Hunt
A Massuachusetts court ruled that unions were legal. -
Knights of Labor
had members of nine thousand including women, African Americans, and immigrants, both skilled and unskilled -
Haymarket Riots
when striking McCormick Harvester Workers clashed with police, four strikers were killed. -
American Federation of Labor
Organized skilled workers by crafts. They fought for higher wages, shorter hours, and improved working conditions through collective bargaining. -
United Mine Workers
improved wages and working conditions of coal mine workers -
The Homestead Strike
Became violent when teh steel company hired private police to protect strike breakers. Nine strikers and seven police officers were killed. -
American Railway Union
largest labor union of its time -
Pullman Company
Manufactured sleeping and dining cars -
The International Workers of the World
An organization for unskilled workders and immigrants, advocated one large namtional union that would use strikes and sabotage to achieve its goals as opposed to the more peaceful American Federation of Labor -
Clayton Act
Allowed picketing and limited the use of injunctions in labor disputes -
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
the first labor organization led by blacks -
National Labor Relations Act
Protected the rights of workers to organize and elect representatives for collective bargaining. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Established a minimum wage and time and a half for over forty hours of work a week. -
Fair Labor Act
Prohibited child labor -
AFL and CIO
made 56 national and international unions -
Air Traffic Controllers
11,500 air traffic controllers were fired for striking in ciolation of no-strike clause in their contract.
