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On July 15, 1959 around 500,000 members of the United Steel workers of America went on strike spurning pleas from President Dwight Eisenhower to extend their agreement and continue barganing.

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Fair labor standards act of 1935, FLSA, a US law which states out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment, including minimum wages, requirements for overtime pay and limitations on child labor.

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Textile workers strike: September 3, 1934 " Labor day" Thousands of textile workers held a downtown parade . The strike commenced with exultation, but as September drew on, the celebrating tone of the strike cooled.

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Triangle Shirtwaist company factory in New York was burned. Do to the doors being locked from the inside of the working rooms, the fire killed 145 workers. This led to several laws and regulations to be made in order to protect the safety of the workers.

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Homestead strike: June 29, 1892. Workers belonging to the Amalgamated Association of iron steel workers struck the Carnegie Steel company at Homestead, PA, to protest a proposed wage cut.

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American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded on December 8, 1886 in Columbus Ohio and founded by Samuel Gompers. Its purpose was to organize unions consisting of others.

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The first labor day was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882 in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union

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Knights of Labor fought this dismal situation for workers. Unions of the Guilded Ages pursued two broad strategies. Uriah Stephens formed the Knights of Labor in 1869, but the union gained a national following when Terence Powderly assumed leadership.

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National Labor Union founded in 1866 and dissolved in 1873, it paved the way for other organizations, such as the Knights of Labor.

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The 13th Amendment.
It was passed by congress January 31, 1865. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been dully convicted, shall exist within the United States or any other place subject to their jurisdiction