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The National Trades Union
First national union. -
Commonwealth v. Hunt
A massachusttes court ruled thst unions were legal. -
Knights of Labor
Composed of anyone from wemon to african americans and won many important strikes but lost influence after being blamedfor the death of seven police officers. -
Haymarket Riots
Striking mccormick Harvester Workers clashed with police, four strikers were killed. -
United Mine Workers
Founded to improve wages and working conditions of coal miners. -
The Homestead Strike
Steels workers in Homestead, Pennsylvania struck against the Carnegie Steel Plant for reduced wages, it became violent when the steel company hired private police officers to protect strike breakers. In the end nine strikers and seven police officers died. -
American Railway Union
Railroad firemen founded in 1893 -
Pullman Company
When on strike because their wages got cut. Due to violence there president was jailed. -
The Inernational Workers of The World
Organized for unskilled workers and immigrants, advocated one large 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
Founded by A. Philip Randolph -
National Labor Relations Act
Protected rights of workers to organize and elect representatives for collective bargaining. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Established minimum wage and time and a half for over forty hours of work a week. -
Fair Labor Act
Prohibited child labor. -
The AFL and CIO
Merged in 1955. -
Air Traffic Controllers
President Ronald Reagan fired 11,500 air traffic controllers for striking in violation of a no-strike clause in their contract.
