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

2 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

3 Labor Disputes

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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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