https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi en-us 2021-11-29 18:25:59 UTC 2021-12-01 23:19:15 UTC hello@padlet.com rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918681787 A protest against runaway prices that grew out of the Locofocos. The protesters broke into private storerooms and stole bags and barrels of flour. It was an example of how wages need to be risen to keep people able to afford basic needs.]]> 2021-11-29 18:31:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918681787 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918682651 A group of women were working in the textile mills of Lowell, Massachusetts, and gathered to participate in strikes. They went on strike which caused the mill to run far below capacity, and they went on strike for weeks until the mill repealed their rent hike. The rent hike was for women living in the company's boarding houses. The significance was that they were bringing awareness to the unfair treatment of women in the workforce.]]> 2021-11-29 18:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918682651 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918685027 They were a nationwide organization of workers who worked to better the work environment. They helped with things like ending child labor. The significance is that they helped improve the quality and wages of the workforce and pushed for an 8-hour workday.]]> 2021-11-29 18:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918685027 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918685514 Started at a protest were an anonymous person threw a bomb at the police. The protest was for an 8 hour work day. The climax of the Great Upheaval. The significance is that it helped create the 8 hour workdays and the holiday International Workers Day.]]> 2021-11-29 18:33:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918685514 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918686125 A strike was organized to prevent a lower in wages. The strike turned into a battle between the workers on strike and the security Pinkerton agents. The strikers lost the battle and were setback on unionization of steelworkers. The significance is that it was unsuccessful and set them back.]]> 2021-11-29 18:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918686125 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918686795 A national boycott against railroads that carry Pullman passenger cars. President Cleveland got a federal court order to end the boycott. The significance is that the federal government can now stop strikes and the American Railway Union dissolved.]]> 2021-11-29 18:33:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918686795 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918687392 National federation of labor unions that was founded and dominated by craft unions. Did not help black or women workers that much. ]]> 2021-11-29 18:34:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918687392 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918688032 Spent most of her life trying to end child labor. She also organized mine workers against the owners of the mines. The significance is that her efforts led to the end of child labor.]]> 2021-11-29 18:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918688032 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918701895 Women were working in a textile factory on the 8th floor. They took lots of breaks so the owner locked them inside. A fire started and all of the women either jumped or burned to death. This is significant because it allowed for the laws that prevent locking people in a building. It also created laws requiring buildings to have fire escapes.]]> 2021-11-29 18:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918701895 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918706059 The owner of a mine would not let his workers unionize. The other mineworkers came and there were five days of warring against the lawmen. The significance was that it raised awareness of the horrible conditions of the coal miners.]]> 2021-11-29 18:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918706059 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918706641 An act that allowed people to unionize. It was also meant to lower labor disputes. Its significance was that it contributed to growth of labor unions.]]> 2021-11-29 18:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918706641 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918707309 you cannot make everyone join your union. workers have the right to work. It was also to equalize labor organizations and employers' responsibilities. The significance is that it restricted certain types of strikes.]]> 2021-11-29 18:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918707309 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918708767 After trying and failing to negotiate higher wages and shorter workweeks with the government, air traffic controllers went on strike. Ronald Reagan fired most of them which slowed air travel for a while. This was significant because this is the start of when workers started to be more reluctant to use strikes as a form of protest.]]> 2021-11-29 18:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918708767 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918709579 He was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. He was part of the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union. His significance was that he helped improve life in the workforce for Latinos.]]> 2021-11-29 18:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1918709579 rbeaumont3 https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1923552559 Created minimum wage, established an 8-hour workday, and ended child labor. It also created time and a half pay when workers go over the 40 hour week. The significance was the lasting effects of all of the aspects of this act.]]> 2021-12-01 18:44:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rbeaumont3/yiyklg0lsde1jimi/wish/1923552559