https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66 Made with the strength to succeed en-us 2021-11-29 13:51:38 UTC 2025-04-23 16:48:14 UTC hello@padlet.com awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917944556 The Flour Riots was when people rioted because flour prices increased from 7 dollars a barrel to 12 dollars a barrel. Flour was such an important commodity back then that they wanted to make sure they could afford it. People went to the companies that hoarded flour and rioted. 

These riots led the merchant class to know that they have the ability to influence events and decisions in their society.]]> 2021-11-29 13:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917944556 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917949583 The Lowell Mill Girls were young female workers aged from 15-30 years old. They worked at the industrial factories in Lowell, Massasschutes. Normally, these girls were a part of the textile workforce. The girls faced long working hours and terrible working conditions. The girls knew that they deserved better, so they went on strike and mobilized in politics. They created the first union of working women in America. 

This led to future female workers in America creating unions when they are working in unfair and bad working conditions. Their fearlessness also led other female workers to not just be complacent in their bad working conditions and to stand up and do something about it. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917949583 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917952410 The Knights of Labor was a secret society of tailors. The organization was made to protect its members from the retaliation of their employer. The society helped improve working conditioned and the number of hours they worked. The Knights of Labor was diverse and didn't care about race, gender, age, etc. The organization tried to inspire the idea that laborers could own the companies that they worked at. 

The Knights of Labor was significant because it led to more labor organizations in America. It was also one of the most important/ major labor organizations and its ideologies helped give future unions the idea they were going to stand for. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917952410 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917956370 The Haymarket Riots was a violent protest that occurred between angry laborers and the police. The riot turned violent when a protester threw a bomb at the police. The reason for the riots was because of the injuring and killing of workers by the police because of a strike that workers went on the day before the riots occurred. The reason why they were protesting in the first place was that they were trying to get the government to agree with 8-hour workdays. 

The Haymarket Riots were considered a setback for the organized labor movement arising in America because of the violent way it all went down. Most labor movements wanted to change things peacefully, and this event changed the way police handled future protests and strikes. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:02:21 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917956370 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917958728 The Homestead Strike was a violent and deadly conflict between the Carnegie Steel Company and its workers. The conflict first started when the Carnegie Steel Company announced that many of its workers were going to receive pay cuts. As a response, the workers decided to go on a strike, even if some of them weren't getting a pay cut. The company decided to send detectives who were known to break strikes to stop the strike from occurring any longer. This conflict between the workers and detectives turned deadly and ended in the company sending the National Guard to secure the mill. 

The Homestead Strike was important because it broke the power of unions and labor organizations. This event was so prominent and widespread that it ended the forming of labor unions in America until the end of WWI.]]> 2021-11-29 14:03:14 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917958728 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917960132 The Pullman Strike was a violent railroad boycott/strike that was between George Pullman's railroad company and his workers. During this time, there was a national economic recession, because of this Pullman laid off many of his workers, and for the rest of his workers, he cut their wages. He also didn't want to lower the rent or the store prices in the town that most of the workers lived in. In response, the workers went on strike, and they boycotted all of the trains that used Pullman's cars, causing the rail traffic to stop in a lot of states. This strike turned deadly when someone started to set fires to buildings, and the government had to get involved; they sent militia troops and they fired into the mob of rioters who were destroying railroad cars, and many were killed that day.

The Pullman strike led other railroad companies to hire nonunion workers, so they could get business up and running again. It also led Americans to try to have more "friendly" relations between the labor part of the economy and the capital part while trying to preserve public interest. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917960132 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917962915 The American Federation of Labor national federation made up of skilled workers. The president of the union was Samuel Gompers. Gompers had no attention to unite the entire working class. He knew that if only skilled workers were a part of the union, then it would get more economic and political power. The purpose of the American Federation of Labor was to get shorter hour workdays, better work conditions, and higher wages. 

The American Federation of Labor was significant because it was named one of the most successful unions in America. The American Federation of Labor had characteristics such as patience, great leadership, and realistic goals that made the workers' lives who were a part of the organization better. The organization led a prime example of what a successful union looks like, resulting in future unions trying to achieve similar goals. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:04:43 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917962915 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917972602 Mother Jones is considered to be the most famous female labor activist of the 1800s. She was an organizer for Mine Workers and she assisted in strikes. She was referred to as "Mother" by the men of the Mine Workers which is how she got the name, Mother Jones. One of the most famous strikes that she assisted with was a nationwide strike of soft coal miners where thousands of miners set down their tools and decided to stand up for better working conditions. She was so good at what she did that Mine Workers sent her to different coalfields so she could encourage other Mine Workers to join the union. She also was very concerned with child labor that she led a children's march from Philadephia to New York City "to show the New York millionaires our grievances".

Mother Jones was significant because she assisted in some of the most important strikes, and she also was a co-founder of the Industrial Workers of the World which helped make conditions for workers nationwide better. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:08:07 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917972602 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917975572 The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is considered to be one of the most infamous/deadliest incidents in industrial history. The fire started in a rag bin, and it spread quickly through the factory. The workers tried to get out of the building but the elevator could only hold 12 people at a time, and the elevator operator only could make 4 trips back and forth until the elevator went into flames. The female workers who worked there tried to escape by the stairwells, but the doors to escape was locked; the reason it was locked was because the person over the factory tried to make them create more product. Girls tried to jump, but sadly fell to the their death, and most of the workers who couldn't get out of the building burned alive.

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire is important because it led to many new laws and safety precautions to be enacted to protect the workers, so they can have better safety and healthy conditions. It also led to all companies/buildings to be required to have a fire exit/escape.]]> 2021-11-29 14:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917975572 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917976817 The Battle for Blair Mountain was a battle that happened between the miners and coal companies of West Virginia. The miners worked received low wages and worked in bad conditions. The miners tried to organize a union, but the mine operators would stop this by threatening them with violence and intimidating them. The mayor who was pro-union stood up for the miners and he was killed. In response, the miners marched to a Blair mountain to confront the coal companies but were stopped by a 3000 man army filled with police, deputies, and the militia. Eventually, the miners were defeated in this battle.

The Battle for Blair Mountain is significant because it's considered the biggest labor uprising in American history. The deaths of the people who were killed in the Battle caused a movement to fight for better conditions in the workplace.]]> 2021-11-29 14:09:37 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917976817 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917980097 The Industrial Workers of the World is an international labor organization. The IWW's goal is to organize all of the workers of the world into one union and abolish the capitalist system.  Unlike the AFL, the IWW focused on unskilled workers; the IWW purposely put their efforts into minorities such as immigrants, women, and African Americans so they could work together in groups. The IWW had a lot of successes such as securing a 5% pay raise for textile workers in Massachusetts and organizing a Lumber Strike to improve working conditions and cut the working day to 8 hours. 

The Industrial Workers of the World is important because they are one of the more prominent radical organizations that focused on minorities and unskilled labor, instead of only focusing on skilled laborers. They helped lead other organizations to not be afraid to challenge the capitalist system. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:10:46 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917980097 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917983222 The Fair Labor Standards Act is a labor law that created the right for workers to have a minimum wage, a maximum hour work week (40 hours), and a minimum working age (16 years old). It allowed workers to earn more money if they worked more than 40 hours a week. This law emphasized the prohibition of "oppressive child labor". 

The Fair Labor Standards Act was important for workers who worked in bad labor conditions because it protected them from any unfair, unsafe, and unhealthy decisions that the employer may have made as a punishment or as a an incentive to create more product.  ]]> 2021-11-29 14:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917983222 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917984411 The Wagner Act established the right to create and join unions among workers and bargain with the company's employers. Not only did it help the workers to gain the right to fight against unfair labor practices, but it also prohibited companies from doing unfair labor practices. 

The Wagner Act is important because it allowed workers to express their right to freedom of speech and to stand up and fight back against bad work conditions. Ultimately, it protected the workers and prevented deadly disputes between workers and companies' employers about labor practices. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:12:17 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917984411 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917986037 The Taft Hartley Act restricted the activities and practices of labor unions. Unlike the Wagner Act, it limits the rights of the workers and their labor unions such as not allowing nonunion members into the union and removing the ability for unions to strike. This act requires unions to reveal their political and financial activities. 

The Taft Hartley Act was significant because weakened labor unions by restricting their actions and what they were allowed to do. The act gave more power to the employers and the capitalist system to attack the workers. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917986037 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917990379 The Reagan Air Traffic Control was a dispute between President Reagan and Air Traffic Control workers. The air traffic control workers decided to go on strike because the government refused to raise their pay, shorten the work hours in the week, and make the working conditions better. In response, President Reagan told them if they don't go back to work within 48 hours, then they'll be fired. 11,359 workers didn't come back, so he fired all of them. As a result, air travel slowed down for months. 

The Reagan Air Traffic Control was significant because it showed how much power the capitalist system had to fire all of those workers in an instant. It also shows the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act because this act banned strikes against government unions and that's it is said that the workers violated a law. ]]> 2021-11-29 14:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1917990379 awilkerson16 https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1921112034 Cesar Chavez was a labor leader and is a civil rights activist. He improved the living and work conditions of farmers in America through negotiations with their employer. He was prime believer of nonviolent resistance, and he raised wages and improved labor practices for farmers through this method. He founded the United Farm Workers of America and demonstrated all of his beliefs and ideologies through this organization. 

Cesar Chavez was a symbol of hope to a lot of Americans because he paved the way for farmworkers to have better work conditions. He was also seen as a leader in the Latin American community because of all the inspiring achievements he accomplished. ]]> 2021-11-30 18:21:42 UTC https://padlet.com/awilkerson16/hbjhzbazzmi4yc66/wish/1921112034