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In 1834 the Board of Directors of Lowell's textile mills requested a wage reduction. the female textile workers responded in protest by forming the Factory Girls' Association and organizing a strike. The significance of the Lowell Mill strike is that it was the first union of working women in American history.

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The flour riot was a food riot that broke out in New York city. The riots started in protest to runaway prices. Hungry workers plundered storerooms filled with sacks of hoarded flour. The significance of the flour riot was it started a growing divide in the city between the upper and lower class.

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The Knights of Labor was a major labor organization in the United States. They organized skilled and unskilled workers, campaigned for an eight hour workday, and aspired to form a cooperative society in which laborers owned the industries where they worked. The significance of the Knights of Labor was the first major labor organization in the United States.

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The Haymarket riots was the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. It started as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day, the day after police killed one and injured several workers. The significance of the Haymarket riots was that it increased anti-immigrant and anti-labor sentiment and suspicion of the international anarchist movement.

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American Federation of Labor (AFL) (1886)

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American Federation of Labor (AFL) (1886)

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The American Federation of Labor was a national federation of labor unions in the U.S. The federation focused on winning economic benefits for its members through collective bargaining. The significance was it represented several national craft unions that each retained autonomous operations.

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The Homestead Strike was a violent labor despite between the Carnegie Steel Company and many of its workers. The striking workers were fired and private security guards were hired by the company. The significance of the Homestead Strike was it broke the power of the Amalgamated and effectively ended unionizing among steel workers in the United States for the next 26 years.

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The Pullman Strike was a widespread railroad strike and boycott that disrupted railroad traffic un the U.S. Midwest. Governor Cleveland used to dispatch federal troops to addressed the strike. After an outbreak of deadly violence the strike came to an end and rail traffic resumed. The significance of the Pullman Strike was that it led Eugene Debs to his conversion of socialism.

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Mary Harris Jones was known for speaking out against child labor and helped children out of the work force. she coordinated major strikes and protest against child labor.

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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City was the deadliest industrial disaster in the history of the city. 146 women were killed while locked in a burning building. the significance is it led to legislation requiring improved factory safety which helped grow the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union.

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The Battle for Blair Mountain occurred as part of the coal wars, which was a series of labor disputes in the Appalachians. The workers went on strike to fight against unsafe working conditions. The significance is it was the largest uprising in United States history.

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The Wagner Act is the protected rights of workers in private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes. Labor is needed the most during war, which gives them more bargaining power.

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the Fair Labor Standards Act established minimum wages, over time pay, 8 hour work weeks, and youth employment standards. it also determines which employees are exempt from the act and which are not.

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The Taft Hartley Act provides balance of powers between union and management. they did this by designating certain union activities as unfair labor practices. it gave workers rights.

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Cesar Chavez helped immigrant farm workers. He helped them get better pay and better working conditions. this increased the overall quality of life for the workers.

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Reagan Air Traffic Control Strike (1981)

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Reagan Air Traffic Control Strike (1981)

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The Reagan Air Traffic Control Strike was when Air Traffic controllers went on strike for better pay. The Regan administration fired 11,345 of the striking air traffic controllers who ignored the order and also banned them from the federal service for life. in the end showing how much control the government has