-
INdustrial revollution
It was from 1760 to about 1840s. It was teh transition to new manufacturing processes and techniques. this meant tehre were more factories and more jobs so people moved ito the city. This is when people started to need protection against tehir employers. -
Civil War
This war determined the survival of the Union or the independance for Confederacy. During the AMerican Civil War, teh federal government was called the Union. in the end, confederate armies surrendered tehir armies. -
Haymarket Square Riot
Labor rally, erupts into chaos in the Hay market Square. Unknown party tosses a bomb at police, who then fire into the crowd. The incident damges unions' reputations and creates turmoil within the movement. -
Homestead Strike
A lockout at the Homestead Steel Works turns violent as 300 Pinkerton detectives hired by the company arrive. Workers picketing the plant greet the Pinkerton's with violence, with seven Pinkertons and eleven union members killed. Court injunctions help to crush the union, safeguarding the steel industry from organized labor for decades -
Pullman Strike
It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU). Union workers walk out of the factory of the Pullman Company in Pullman.Th strike, organized by Eugene V. Debs and the American Railway Union, will end in total defeat. -
Postwar Strike Wave
A wave of strikes breaks out after World War I. More than 40,000 coal workers and 120,000 textile workers walk off the job. In Boston, police strike, causing chaos in the city. The labor unrest is answered by a "Red scare," in which agitators are rounded up and the public turns suspicious of labor radicals. -
The Great Depression
The Grea Depresion was an economic slump in hte United States. During this time period, membership of Unions decreased significantly. However, the depression brought forward th eNew Deal. The New Deal set several laws and acts that still benefit Unions today. -
The Norris-La GUardia Act
Employers can't prohibit workers from joining Unions. This act set a more fair relationshpi between Unions and employers. it was also one of the first laws to support organized labor. -
Wagner Act
Workers right to form Unions and strike was protected. This law also established the National Labor Relations Board. The act prohibited employers from engaging in such unfair labour practices or discriminating against workers who organized or joined unions. -
World War II
This war included teh vast majortiy of teh world's nation including the great powers. Union membership increased during the war. This was in order for members to prevent war wage controls to affect them and instead enjoy the benefits the union brings. -
Taft-Hartley Act
This law restricts the Unions' power and actions. The Taft-Hartley Act made serious changes to the Wagner Act. It protected employees from restraint or coercion by Unions and stated that Unoins could not make employeers discriminate based on Union participation.
