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National Labor Union
The first labor union was formed as the National Labor Union and paved the way of the American Federation of Labor -
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
200,000 railroad workers over five states went on strike because of unfair wages and hours, and unsafe working conditions.ultimately the strike faild -
Homestead Strike
A strike against Steel workers and Carnige Steel company. Private agents were even brought in the strike ended in a loss for the steel workers and a huge setback for steel unions. -
Pullman strike
250,000 Pullman car company and railworkers striked against 12 hour days and poor wages. This shut down trains traffic west of chicago. This ended when the oresident sent in the national guard. -
Ludlow Massacre
1200 coal miners went on strike against their employer John D Rockefeller and they built a tent community close to the mine. The strike lead to the National Guard coming in and several people were killed -
The Great Depression
When jobs became hard to come by it made life a ton harder. and those that had jobs worked in awful conditions. -
Norris-La Guardia Act
It was an law that prohibits yellow-dog contracts -
FDR Elected President
FDR had a great deal to do with laws that helped get out of the depression and with unions -
Fair Labor Standard Act
Created a minimum wage, overtime and child labor laws -
World War II
World War 2 began and a lot of men went to war which in turn put a lot of women in the work force -
Landrum Griffen Act
Regulates Unions' internal affairs and their officals' relationships with employers
