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      <title>History of labor in America by Lwang Ngyamba</title>
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      <pubDate>2021-11-29 18:27:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Triangle Shirtwaist fire</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Lots of women were working in a textile factory in New York and they got locked in by the manager due to the women taking too many breaks. The significance of this today caused the practice of fire drills and more fire escapes.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-11-29 18:37:19 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Flour Riots</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This was a riot that lasted a day. After this, there was a scarcity in food and depression settled in. The significance of this is that about 500-600 barrels were either stolen or destroyed.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-11-30 18:33:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Lowell mills girls</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1921156523</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Women were hired at the mills so they could be paid less. This occurred when women couldn't vote, but they worked 13 hours a day. The women went to protest about this inequality after their manager cut their wages. The significance of this is the equality of women by this industrial revolution.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-11-30 18:41:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Knights of Labor</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923480424</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>They were America's first nationwide business. They were for all types of work. And there's no discrimination. It was the first to make the 8 hour work times. Its significance is that it was the first business to hire unskilled workers and start the 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week schedule.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:11:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Haymarket Riots</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923490991</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Thousands of people in Chicago decided that they were going to put on a demonstration and shut the city died. Lots of people showed up at the protest, but a small crowd of that people wanted to be violent, so they started throwing bombs. This had a negative effect on the worker's protest.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:16:04 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Homestead Strike </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923491848</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The owner hired the Pinkerton agents to protect the owner from the workers going on strike and protesting. The agents played a big role in this time. They tried to sniff out the leader of the riots and threaten them if they don't stop. And because of this, they had a battle with the workers and 16 people died.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:16:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Pullman Strike </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923513884</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This was caused when railroad workers decided to go on strike. This quickly dwindled though after the government got a hold of it. The railroad continued working after this strike ended with violence. The significance of this is the refusal of workers operating the trains in Chicago at the time.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:27:03 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>American Federation of Labor (AFL)</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923529199</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This was the union of the white-collar jobs like a lawyer or a doctor. This union aimed at giving out better conditions, wages, and hours. They also tried to stop child labor and give out benefits to retired workers. The significance of this is benefits after retirements like savings and standards of education and skill.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:34:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Mary Harris Jones &quot;Mother Jones&quot;</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923532663</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>She basically devoted her life to ending child labor. She used her fame to try and stop child labor from ever happening again. She also participated in a lot of strikes and led some too. The significance of this is that child labor was stopped and Industrial workers were established.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:35:56 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Battle for Blair Mountain</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923538510</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This was a result of coal miners armed themselves and went against the law enforcement. They fought for a week and there was a lot of gun powder lost. This resulted in 100 dead and a lot of people arrested.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:38:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Wagner Act</title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923539067</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>It's a law that says that people are allowed to union and prevent yellow dog contracts. The workers could ow have the opportunity to bargain for better wages and hours and join unions. This protected unions and organizers.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:38:48 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Fair Labor Standards Act </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923539777</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This act pretty much set the standards for jobs. It set the overtime pay, the wages, the employing standards. By setting these standards, we have them even today to prevent child labor and underpayment in the US.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:39:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Taft Hartley Act </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923550773</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This supported the Wagner act because workers have the right to work. But this says that you cannot force someone to be in your union.&nbsp;This gave the workers the right to deny getting in a union. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:44:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Cesar Chavez </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923556421</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>This brought Latino populations together and failed his mission. He established the minimum wage and safer conditions for Latino workers. He also tried to make labor easier for Latino farmworkers working many hours a day and sending&nbsp;most of their money back home. </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:46:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Reagan Air Traffic Control Strike </title>
         <author>lngyamba</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/lngyamba/zb2v5hv24hi3o7nt/wish/1923559306</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>The government went against the workers and the president said that they would get fired in 3 days if they didn't come to work. This shows that not all strikes are successful, but more of a gamble.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2021-12-01 18:47:57 UTC</pubDate>
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