Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor Labor Disputes

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Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor Labor Disputes Labor Unions Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor Labor Disputes

American Federation of Labor Labor Unions American Federation of Labor Knights of Labor Founded by Terence Powderly 8hr day Equal pay End child labor Regulate trusts & monopolies INCLUDED both skilled & unskilled workers Allowed women & minorities Led by Samuel Gompers Organized individual labor unions Better wages Improve working conditions ONLY skilled workers allowed in Used Collective Bargaining Workers acting together

Labor Disputes

Haymarket Riot, 1886 Union members went on strike in Chicago Wanted 8hr working day 2 strikers are killed Protest starts in Haymarket Square A bomb is thrown at police Police fired back Membership of Knights of Labor fell as result

Homestead Strike, 1892 Took place at Carnegie’s Steel factory Workers were protesting the cutting of jobs Company refused to negotiate & locked workers out Hired “scabs” to work Non union members

The workers took control of factory More Homestead Strike The workers took control of factory Company brought in Pinkerton Guards to take factory back Gunfire erupted for 14 hrs 16 people dead Governor calls in state militia to gain control Took 4 months

Pullman Strike, 1894 Pullman made train cars Most workers lived in Pullman, Illinois Forced to pay high rent Roughly ½ of workers laid off & cut others pay Kept high rent Strike disrupted train lines

More Pullman Federal Courts ordered the workers back to work Ruled that it interfered with G’vt business Pres. Cleveland sent military to stop strike

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