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Haymarket Square Riot
was supposed to only be a rally but after someone threw a bomb at the officers it turened into a riot. The Haymarket Riot was viewed a setback for the organized labor movement in America. the men conviced of the bomb were viewd as martyrs. -
Homestead Strike
revealed the steel magnate's conflicting beliefs regarding the rights of labor. Henry Frick was determined to cut wages and break the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. -
The Pullman Strike
factory workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked out in protest. They were soon joined by members of the American Railway Union, The strike ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago on -
The Wagner Act
It prevented employers from interfering with workers’ unions and protests in the private sector. Its key principles include encouraging collective bargaining and protecting the exercise of freedom of association, It was a New Deal reform passed by President Franklin Roosevelt. -
The Fair Labor Standards Act
it set standards for the basic minimum wage and overtime pay. restricts the hours that children under age 16 can work and children under age 18 in certain jobs deemed too dangerous. and it prohibits the employment of children under age 16 during school hours. -
Taft-Hartley Act
made major changes to the Wagner Act. The Act was amended to protect employees' rights from these unfair practices by unions. it was made to change how the unions acted. -
UPS workers strike
The largest strike of the 1990s. were looking for the creation of full-time jobs rather than part-time, increased wages. These workers gained major support from the public and eventually had all of their demands met. UPS, however, lost more than $600 million in business as a result of the ordeal.
