1. Workers Owners and Unions 1870s

2. Laissez Faire

3. 1770 American Revolution 1800s Industrial Revolution 1860s Civil War 1880s Gilded Age

4. Labor Issues During Gilded Age Main Questions: 1.Why would workers unite together? 2.Are the interests of owners and workers the same? 3.How does one control their labor force?

5. Labor unions are legally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the United States

6. Reading Section 4 in a group Identify B and P What did workers want and why? What did owners want and why? What did government do? What was the biggest obstacle facing the owner?

7. Unions Begin American Federation of Labor: Created in 1886 by Samuel Gompers. Union addressed skilled laborer issues. Knights of Labor: Created in 1869. Allowed women and African Americans. The union addressed the concerns of unskilled laborers. IWW: Wanted a restructuring of the class and wage system.

8. Haymarket Strike The Haymarket Riot in Chicago in May 1886 killed several people, and resulted in a highly controversial trial followed by executions of four men who may have been innocent. The American labor movement was dealt a severe setback

9. Homestead Strike

10. Pullman Boycott Pullman Strike of 1894, in which federal troops and court injunctions successfully put down the American Railway Union's boycott

11. 1880s Tension between both owners win Wagner Act 1935 workers allowed to organize workers win 1940-1980 unions thrive workers win 1981 Air Traffic controllers owners win

12. Will you be protected? Do you want to be?