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The Potato Famine
The Potato Famine was in Ireland and the potato crops failed due to a disease called late blight. When the crops all failed, it could have put alot of people out of work due to none of the crops being able to sell. This was the worst famine that happened in Europe in the 1800's. -
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike
The Great Southwest Railroad Strike was across five states where thousands of people refused to work because they believed there was unsafe working conditions and unfair pay. Due to no workers, there would have been an economic slope for the railroad in the states of Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Texas. This strike eventually failed and the union fell apart. -
Haymarket Square Riot
The Haymarket Square Riot was what took place after there was a bombing at a labor demonstration at the Haymartket Square in Chicago, Illinois. Nobody knows who did the bombing, but it caused a big riot afterwards. The people were there due to labor reasons. -
Ludlow Massacre
Coal miners and their families were living in tent houses in Ludlow, Colorado. The National Guard and Colorado Fuel and Iron Company teamed together to attack the tents, killing mothers and children as well as fathers. This completely wiped out the union and took the lives of most of the workers. -
The Flu Pandemic
The Flu Pandemic was the most deadly flu outbreak. It killed 50,000,000 people. With all these people dying, it would have caused alot of jobs to be lost. -
The Steel Strike
The steel strike of 1919 included 350,000 people. They went on strike because they thought they had poor working conditions, poor wages, harassment and too many long hours. This strike caused almost half the steel industry to shut down. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was an economic tragedy in North America, Europe and other industrialized areas that lasted 10 years. During this time, the wages and working conditions would have majorly deteriorated during these 10 years. This depression was the worst ever seen. -
Norris-LaGuardia Act
This law was passed in order to not allow employers to prohibit employees from joining a union. The Labor Movement was to try to get better working conditions and wages for employees. Being in a union can help you to recieve better working conditions and wages, so allowing workers to join unions connects this law to the Labor Movement. -
Wagner Act
The Wagner Act was passed in order to protect the worker's rights to form unions and to strike. The Labor Movement was in order to allow workers to unionize and strike. The Wagner Act connected the unions and employers in the private sectors. -
The Fair Labor Standard Act
This law protects child labor and overtime rights. It establishes minimum wage. This would keep children in safer working environments and conditions. -
World War II
The World War II started in 1939 and ended in 1945. Unions would have decreased in this time period due to all the men being recruited into the military to fight in the war.
