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Right-to-Work Laws (1947)
Does not allow Unions to have security agreements, or any agreements between employer and labor unions. a unions requires employee membership, and union fees. -
Taft-Hartley act (1947)
A law the limits activities and power of labor unions. this act was made to protect employee's rights to unions. Doesn't allow boycotts, charging fees, and doesn't allow employers to pay for work that is not done. -
Sherman Antitrust Act of (1890)
Doesn't allow monopolistic, imperfect competition, business practices. It was made to dissolve against trusts. -
Haymarket Massacre (1886)
it happened at Chicago’s Haymarket Square, and it all started when someone threw a bomb at the police. They were fighting for 8 hour workdays, and 8 people died. The people involved in the bombing were convicted, even though they didn't have much evidence -
Ludlow Massacre (1914)
They were attacked by the Colorado National Guard, on a tent colony that the people had made, after they went on strike and got kicked out of their homes. They were only allowed to live there if they worked. 200 people died, because once they were under attack all of the tents caught on fire, and the colony burnt down. -
Homestead Strike (1892)
Also known as the "Homestead Steel Strike or the Homestead Massacre, was a strike an industrial lockout. It was a battle between Private security agents and the strikers. All this happened because the manager stepped up the demands, and the workers did not want to follow. -
The Pullman Strike (1894)
This strike was a nationwide railroad strike. It was the American Railroad Union against the Pullman Company. 4,000 Pullman employees went on strike because of their wages going down. -
Steel Strike (1919)
This AA lost a strike to Carneige Steel Company. It was a day long gun fight. They wanted to organize workers to the tin industry. 12 died, and many more ere wounded. -
Textile Workers Strike (1934)
They had a problem of overproduction, when the need of cotton goods ended. They had a stretch-out and that caused the workers to go on strike, going up to 80 strikes. -
LA Times Bombing (1910)
The bombing was done by a union member. The bombing started a fire that killed 21 newspaper employees and 100 more were wounded. It was called "The Crime of the Century". Their trial became a famous case for the American labor movement. -
The Battle of Cripple Creek (1894)
Cripple Creek became a huge town after gold was found.The owner said the normal 8 hour day would now be changed to a 9-10 hour day, with no pay difference, and if they wanted to keep the 8 hour days, the workers would have a 50 cent cut from their checks.So the miners went on strike, mines shut down, and a small war started.
