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1 Labor’s Response to Industry

2 Working and Living

3

4 Strategies

5 Undermine Unions

6 Key Events Railroad strike of 1877 Haymarket Affair 1886 Haymarket Massacre – YouTube Haymarket Massacre – YouTube Homestead Strike 1892 Pullman Strike 1894 Labor Day's violent beginnings - YouTube Labor Day's violent beginnings - YouTube

7 Losses and Gains Losses Unions failed to gain respect of American People Corruption and Illegal activities have undermined unions ever since Gains 8 Hour Days Minimum Wage Child Labor Laws Recognition of Workers’ Rights

8 Eugene V. Debs American Railway Union Helped lead the Pullman Strikes Arrested as Anarchist and for conspiracy to restrain trade.

9 Mary Harris “Mother Jones “The Most Dangerous Woman in America.” Industrial Workers of the World Knights of Labor United Mine Workers Children’s March Philly to President Roosevelt’s house in NY

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