https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o en-us 2021-11-29 17:25:58 UTC 2026-03-17 06:55:11 UTC hello@padlet.com kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918560533 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.]]> 2021-11-29 17:43:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918560533 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918593922 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.]]> 2021-11-29 17:56:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918593922 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918601549 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. ]]> 2021-11-29 17:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1918601549 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1921025376 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. ]]> 2021-11-30 17:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1921025376 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1921043515 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. ]]> 2021-11-30 17:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1921043515 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1922965654 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. ]]> 2021-12-01 14:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1922965654 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1922967649 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. ]]> 2021-12-01 14:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1922967649 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923378606 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. ]]> 2021-12-01 17:31:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923378606 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923408071 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. ]]> 2021-12-01 17:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923408071 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923415180 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.]]> 2021-12-01 17:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923415180 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923452813 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.]]> 2021-12-01 17:57:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1923452813 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924279167 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. ]]> 2021-12-02 03:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924279167 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924287887 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. ]]> 2021-12-02 03:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924287887 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924292829 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.

]]> 2021-12-02 03:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924292829 kfuller61 https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924298967 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 ]]> 2021-12-02 03:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kfuller61/u4s181tekhagsw9o/wish/1924298967