General strike

often broke union strikes by using immigrants and African American workers as scabs. Scabs were employees who would…

These people were serious and they were not going to stop until their needs were met. Self-help involved heavy unionization and massive strikes. Self-Help really began to empower the people. The government considered self-help to be a form of “bootleg.” They tried to prostitute but found local juries would not convict self help members and local jailers would not imprison these people either…

Labor Union is a group of workers organized to achieve their rights about problems or common goal in their jobs. After read the Power Point about “Labor Unions”, I could understand that this organization is also active in my country, Brazil. However, we call it: “Sindicatos”. Those groups are organized at the same way as Labor Unions; they have different sectors organized by area of actuation. With this in mind, I saw many examples in my Country that I could certified that Labor Unions has a…

time. He made the case that it was so compelling and pivotal because of the influx of immigrants, the rise of progressivism, chains of unanswered disasters, and strikes which were resisted. The Triangle factory was at the heart of one of those strikes, and the owners of the Triangle led the movement of manufacturers to resist the strikes. A year later, the Triangle went up in flames. I can see how the combination of these things set the tone for dramatic changes in the…

Labor-Management Process course, a topic has been assigned in class to develop in a research paper. During paper, I will briefly discuss the Pullman Strike of 1894, the most important recorded event of U.S. labor history in the 1900s. This event marked the labor movement in history and from it developing laws in which protected workers. The Pullman Strike was led by Pullman workers and Eugene V. Debs, leader of the American Railway Union, which represented workers on the issue. The movement was…

Employers lost money when their workers went on strike, so in 1799 the Combination Act was passed in England, which banned trade unions and collective bargaining. The Combination Act was passed partially due to a fear of democracy and fear that industry might be held ransom by the workers during a time…

improve many working conditions. They also tried to make the work days shorter with less hours, and have higher wages. One of the reasons why organized labor was not a success was the public had many bitter opinions about the labor unions. Many of the strikes led to a horrible reputation and image of the unions. Most times, the riots caused discomfort within the public. The depression of the 1870s and the Panic of 1873 were also not in favor of the unions. Labor unions had to face many…

already protect the workers from mistreatment and harassment, unions serve no further purpose. If they aren’t banned, prices will continue to slowly increase and finding a decent job will become even more difficult. Prohibiting unions will prevent strikes, lower costs, and stop the decrease in competition with other manufacturing countries. Two hundred years ago, unions served a great purpose: to protect the working people. Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, laborers were…

The events of the Homestead Strike on July 6th, 1892 can be classified as one of the most dramatic incidents in the History of Labor and Capital. The workers and management maintained good relations. In 1889, a three year contract was renewed. However, when the contract was set to be renewed once again, management decided to step up production demands. Steel prices had dropped dramatically so Henry Frick, the manager, wanted to decrease his employees' wages. With the employees and Frick…

The Ethics of Labor Unions in the U.S. Labor Unions were formed to fight for the rights of workers. In the U.S. labor unions helped to establish child labor laws, enacted a 5 day work week, health insurance and pensions. They also fought for fair wages. Originally the labor unions of the 1800’s were mostly for craft guilds. They helped to establish workplace standards. With the industrial revolution, these guilds saw factories as a threat to their livelihood. “Unions were formed by these…