WORKERS OF THE NATION UNITE. WORKERS ARE EXPLOITED Long hours and danger 12+ hours a day, 6 days a week No vacation, sick leave, unemployment, or workers.

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WORKERS OF THE NATION UNITE

WORKERS ARE EXPLOITED Long hours and danger 12+ hours a day, 6 days a week No vacation, sick leave, unemployment, or workers compensation

LABOR UNIONS EMERGE Workers deserved better conditions Organized into to unions to petition employers

20. KNIGHTS OF LABOR Labor union that accepted all races, genders, and religions. Advocated an eight-hour workday and equal pay for men and women.

21. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Focused on collective bargaining and relied on strikes as a major negotiating tool.

22. SOCIALISM An economic and political system based on government control of business and property and equal distribution of wealth.

STRIKES TURN VIOLENT Great Strike of 1877 Rail workers balked at wage cuts and shut down the nation’s railroads Pres. Hayes sends troops to stop the strike

23. HAYMARKET AFFAIR-1886 A meeting held by Knights of Labor that resulted in the death of seven police officers and turned the tide of public opinion against the labor movement.

GOVERNMENT PRESSURE ON UNIONS Sherman Anti-Trust Act Owners could claim that unions hurt interstate commerce “Yellow-dog contracts” Union membership declined in the early 1900s