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The Pullman Strike
People were facing long hours work shifts and very low rages. They were working way more for way less. Around 250,000 strikers in Chicago, Illinois. -
Great Anthracite Coal Strike
Workers were striking because they wanted better working conditions and wages. Around 147,000 striker appeared in Eastern Pennsylvania. They demanded 20% raise, but they got 10%. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
A fire occurred on the top floors of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The fire fighters came, but could was not able to reach the top floors to put out the fire. Employees of the factory were dying and were jumping out of the building to their death. 146 workers out of 500 (mostly younger children and women) died. This caused an uproar because they were currently fighting for better working conditions and this gave them something to argue about. -
Railroad Shop Workers Strike of 1922
Government was going to cut railroad shop workers pay by 7 cents. The workers went on strike and refused to work. The government finally settled with a 5 cent cut and the workers went back to work. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression gave workers a different view of unions and how they could work. Before The Great Depression, there were 5 million people in unions trying to change things, after/during The Great Depression, there were only 3 million. -
National Labor Relations Act
Passed in 1935. The National Labor Relations Act gives workers the capability to form unions and for the employers of the union member to argue about various topics such as; hours, working conditions, and wages. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act protects workers wage. It involves minimum wage, overtime pay requirements, and child labor. -
World War II
World War II triggered a lot of people, especially the working people. There was little to know work and they needed money to survive. Having a lot of people in the labor field and not enough jobs, many people had strikes causing a bad environment at the time. -
Equal Pay Act of 1963
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 was passed to make pay equal among all employees that are doing the same thing but have different pay because of sex. This law is used to decrease the amount of discrimination against sex when both workers retained the same education, skills, and capability to do the job correctly. -
1970 U.S. Postal Strike
Postal workers were getting lower wages, bad working conditions, and little to no benefits. This led them to strike, they were not allowed to be involved with collective bargaining. 210,000 strikers were involved nation wide, started in New York City. -
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978 protected pregnant women who were working. It prevented the employers from discrimination against pregnant women. Pregnant women should be treated the same as a worker who has been considered temporarily disabled.
