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A food riot that broke out in New York and lasted a little less than a day. They did this to protest runaway prices. This riot was a sign of the impending financial crisis known as the "Panic of 1837".

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Women who were exploited for low wages. They had terrible working conditions. The workers were insecure and easy to manipulate. They become homemakers and marry some man. This offered them the opportunities to join the workforce. The first step in a long journey for women's workforce rights.

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They were for all types of work and nationwide. This included all people (black people, women, and other marginalized groups). A giant blue collar labor union. The union was so strong because of the amount of people in it.

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In Chicago, a thousand people decided to shut the city down (blue collared people) to cost businesses profit. When their profit was threatened they were forced to listen. The riot tainted the reputation of the fight for labor rights. The negative connotation sets the movement back.

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The end of a two year contract a guy named prick fired about half of his workforce. The entire workforce went on strike for better work conditions. The owner hired Pinkerton agents (a private security company) to bust the union bust. They turn the union against each other by threatening families and finding the leaders of the union.

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A widespread railroad strike and boycott that stopped the railroads. Owners cut the wages of everyone working for the pullman railroad company. Then raised the rent for homes so that the workers would continue on the railroads again.

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American Federation of Labor (AFL)- 1886

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American Federation of Labor (AFL)- 1886

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This is one of the first craftsman unions. The AFL is for white-collared jobs. This was significant because blue collared workers and white collared workers have different needs/wants.

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This woman spent her entire life to help end child labor. She went around to states and towns to get child labor to end. Her efforts helped end the child labor in the United States. The Fair labor act ended child labor.

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Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) - 1905

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Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) - 1905

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This was a labor organization that represented 43 groups. It was founded in Chicago and nicknamed the "Wobblies".IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor because of it's acceptance of capitalism and refusal of unskilled workers.

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 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire March 25, 1911

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 Triangle Shirtwaist Fire March 25, 1911

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A lot of woman worked into a textile factory with no ventilation. This resulted in them taking a lot of breaks. The owner then locked them into the factory which caused a huge fire.
This brought attention to labor safety laws and required fire escapes.

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A county in west Virginia, one person owned the town. He would not let workers unionize. The workers walked through the woods to go to the owner. The owners hired Pinkertons agents to drop torpedoes on the workers.

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A law that says people have the right to unionize. Owners can not tell people that they can’t join a union if they want to. States were using yellow dog contracts that would not let people join unions and bargain for their rights.

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This act introduced minimum wage, the 40 hour work week, and ended child labor. They created an 8 hour work week. This changed the work force forever.

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This act destroyed unions in America. It said that you have the right to create unions but you can’t make everyone join your union. Workers have the right to work. When workers aren't forced to join a union they have less number

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Hispanic exploited workers that work in the agricultural fields. They work under the table so they can send the money back to their home country. Caesar Chavez brought all the hispanic exploited workers together to fight for their rights.

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People who worked at the airport went on strike because they wanted more money. Reagan fired the people who wouldn’t go into work. This is is significant because it shows that you can’t go against some of your bosses(the government).