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In 1934, 250,000 mill workers went on strike. The issues involved deplorable working conditions, low wages, and lack of union recognition.

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The steel strike of 1959 was a 116-day labor union strike by members of the United steelworks of America that idled the steel industry throughout the United States.

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In the 1940s workers were able to negotiate health benefit plans from their employers.

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In 1938, congress passed a law called the Fair Labor Standards Act. Which set the 40 hour work week, regulated child labor, and set the standards for minimum wage and overtime.

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The most famous riot, the Haymarket Riots happened in Chicago on May 1, 1886 with thousands of people taking to the street, and from there their voices grew louder.

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In 1881, unions demanded that businesses stop hiring kids under the age of fourteen. Slowly but surely measures against child labor caught on around the country. Eventually, all the protests got results.

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You can thank them for the work-free weekend. In the 1800s the average American worked as much as 100 hours a week.