1. Organized Labor  Social Studies  Mr. Doherty / Mrs. Thorschmidt

2. What Problems Needed to Be Corrected?  1.  2.  3.

3. Workers Begin to Fight  Not work as hard  Take days off  Go on strike

4. Haymarket Riot – May 3, 1866  Riot breaks out between strikebreakers (replacement workers) and anarchists (against organized labor).  Thousands of riots would follow in U.S.  *Government frequently opposed labor union activities.*

5. American Federation of Labor  *Founded by Samuel Gompers, 1866*  First opened to skilled workers only  Workers joined through a trade union

6. American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)  Largest Union in U.S.  Represents more than 11 million workers  Established in 1955 when AFL merged with CIO.

7. Average Work Day

8. 8 Hour Work Day  United Mine Workers – 1898  Printing Trade – 1905  Ford Motor – 8 hr. day and doubled pay to $5 a day – 1914  Railroad Workers – 1916  Fair Labors Standard Act – Set workweek at 44 hours.

9. Working Conditions for Teens 14 or 15 After You Get Your Working Papers  When your attendance at school is not required: Work Between: When: 7 AM and 7 PM Day after Labor Day to June 20 7 AM and 9 PM June 21 to Labor Day  When school is in session you may work a of Maximum 18 hrs/wk: Monday-Friday 3 hrs/day Saturday, Sunday, 8 hrs/day holidays  When school is not in session, you may work six days a week, up to eight hours in any one day and up to 40 hours in any one week.

10.  When school is in session you may work a Maximum 28 hrs/wk: Monday-Thursday 4 hrs/day Friday, Saturday, Sunday Holidays 8 hrs/day  During vacations (school must be closed for the entire week), you may work six days, 48 hours a week, 8 hours a day between the hours of 6 AM to midnight Working Conditions for Teens 16 or 17 After You Get Your Working Papers