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The American Federation of Labor union label, c. 1900 Samuel Gompers in 1894; he was the AFL leader 1886–1924. The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions began in 1881 under the leadership of Samuel Gompers. Like the National Labor Union, it was a federation of different unions and did not directly enroll workers. Its original goals ...
The action was precipitated by a strike when workers' demands (including improvements to safety and working conditions at the local copper mines, an end to discrimination against labor organizations and unequal treatment of foreign and minority workers, and the institution of a fair wage system) went unmet. The "deportation" was organized by ...
As late as 1900, most industrial workers in the United States worked a 10-hour day (12 hours in the steel industry), yet earned 20–40% less than the minimum deemed necessary for a decent life; [158] however, most workers in textiles, which was by far the leading industry in terms of employment, were women and children. [44]
July 14 – John H. Gear, U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1895 to 1900 (born 1825) August 2 – John Mason Loomis, lumber tycoon, Union militia colonel in the American Civil War and philanthropist (born 1825) August 5 – Luke Pryor, U.S. Senator from Alabama in 1880 (born 1820) August 12 – James Edward Keeler, astronomer (born 1857)
In the 1930s workers began to organize in large numbers. A great wave of work stoppages in 1933 and 1934 included citywide general strikes and factory occupations by workers. Hostile skirmishes erupted between workers bent on organizing unions, and the police and hired security squads backing the interests of factory owners who opposed unions.
1912 - Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), assisted by SPC, conducted successful fight for free speech in Vancouver. R.P. Pettipiece, former Alberta newspaperman and now prominent BC labour radical, arrested. IWW called for a general strike and threatened to unleash "the worker's weapon - sabotage."Industrial Workers of the World [19]
The major issues included the right of the workers to organize themselves, and the right to an 8-hour working day. In 1871 workers in France rebelled and the Paris Commune was formed. From the mid-19th century onward the labour movement became increasingly globalised: Labour has been central to the modern globalization process.
Outside agriculture, it gradually declined in the early 20th century, except in the South which added children in textile and other industries. Child labor remained common in the agricultural sector until compulsory school laws were enacted by the states. In the North state laws prohibited work in mines and later in factories.