Homestead Strike

drastic measures such as organizing strikes, using violence and even murder to obtain better pay and work conditions. For instance, the railroad strike of 1877 claimed 100 lives. This strike was caused by a wage cut. Another strike that affected workers and even the American population was the protest at the Haymarket Square, during which a bomb was used. This terrorized the public and the term “anarchism” developed a negative connotation. Many of the strikes that occurred between 1865 and…

Mother Jones Mary Harris Jones, also known is “Mother Jones” was an Irish-American union labor activist. Mary “Mother” Jones was born August 1, 1837 in County Cork, Ireland to Helen Cotter and Richard Harris, however, Mary claimed an unconventional birthdate of May 1, 1830. The Harrises were a family of 7. Mary had four siblings, two brothers and two sisters. Her father was forced to flee to North America with her family in 1835 to due to the Irish famine. Mary lived and grew up in Toronto,…

example, BP, a petroleum company, workers went on strike for ninety-three days back in March of this year. These one thousand one hundred workers walked off of the job on February 8, 2015 and the strike lasted for ninety-three days. This ninety-three day strike was the longest in the history of the refinery, which was established in 1889, by a man by the name of John D. Rockefeller, to make kerosene for lamps before cars were being driven. The longest strike before this one had lasted…

farm workers experienced many hardships and labor without being given enough resources to live comfortably. Cesar Chavez argues how farm workers should be treated like humans and that we should fight for their rights in his speech, The Union & The Strike. Fighting for the workers’ rights requires forming a union which will show how power can come in numbers. Using moralistic and ambitious diction, an audacious and zealous tone, logos, pathos and syntax, Chavez was able to share his ideas with…

mid 1960s, farm workers experienced many hardships and labor without enough resources to live comfortably. Cesar Chavez argues how farm workers should be treated like humans and that we should fight for their rights in his speech, The Union & The Strike. Fighting for the workers’ rights requires forming a union which will show how power can come in numbers. Using moralistic and ambitious diction, an audacious and zealous tone, logos, pathos and syntax, Chavez was able to share his ideas with the…

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…

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…

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The American Federation of Labor (AFL) has reigned as the primary labor federation to which the overwhelming majority of labor unions in the United States have historically belonged to, but this has not been without frequent contestation. Compare and contrast the AFL and 3 different competing labor organizations that we have discussed in class, including a discussion on leadership, policies, and organizing strategies (such as business unionism vs. social unionism). Use specific examples and cite…

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…