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World War II
When World War II broke out 35% of people were in Unions. After the war the peoples work rights were better, and no one had a need to be in Unions so the popuularity went down. Minimum wage was also established. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation passed that freed the slaves. They were able to work and the ampunt of industrial workers grew from 23 to 79 million making the U.S. the world’s number one manufacturing nation. This meant more jobs, and more people interested in joining unions. -
Haymarket Square
This strike was an inneffective strike, buecause the bomb killed many people and didn't help improve wages or anything of that matter. The Unions may even have lost popularity since the strike got out of hand and hurt poeple. -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
The Strike was well known and very big. It was started by the Knights of Labor and made a bold statement. The helped unions become more well known and increased in popularity. -
Homestead Strike
This battle was one of the most serious disputes in U.S. labor history rught behind the Ludlow Massacre. The dispute occurred at the Homestead Steel Works in the Pittsburgh area town of Homestead, The final result was a major defeat for the union and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers.Unions in general were losing popularity and memberships. Too many strikes were going bad. -
US Department of Labor
The purpose of the US Department of Labor is to"improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights." This caused the popularity for Unions to go down, because they weren't needed. The Department of Labor helped make sure things were fair for the employees and employers. -
Ludlow Massacre
This was another strike that ended badly. A lot of people lost lives and unions lost popularity, because none of the strikes were changing anything. They were just causing more problems and risking lives. -
Adamson Act
The Adamson Act was a law passed that allowed interstate railroad workers to work an 8-hour day with paid overtime. This helped the employees out so the desire/ need to be in a union was descreased and the union popularity went down. -
The Great Depression
During the Great Depression many people became unemployed. This caused the Unions the have less people to be in them, and they were unpopular during this time. There wasnt a point to be in a Union if you didn't have a job. -
Norris- LaGuardia Act
This Act was put in place to prevent employers from prohibiting people to join a union. With this in place employess had the choice to join a union or not, no matter what their boss said. Any violations to this act would be illegal. -
Wagner Act
The Wagner Act gives people a right to form a Union. They also have a right to strike and picket. The employer can not fire them over it this or it would be an act against the law.
