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Historical Foundation of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) Before 1935, workers in the United States had a right to down their tools and participate in industrial actions. However, employers too had a right to fire workers who had participated in strikes or had been enrolled in trade unions. It was easier for an employer to hire another employee than for a worker to find a job. By 1933, only 10% of the American workers had joined trade unions. In 1933, a bill that prohibited unfair labor…

serious injury or death. Even with a fixed knife or the blade engaged on your folder you can still strike with the back edge of the karambit blade to strike (think that a piece of steel slapped upside your head won’t hurt?) because once you’ve engaged you don’t back-off or retreat. You want to make every strike count and you continue your counter-attack until the threat is stopped. Impact strikes would predominantly be executed using a pocket knife style karambit rather than…

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 unions have been a part of the American workforce since colonial times (Cussen, 2012). In their early forms, these unions were craft guilds and mutual aid societies composed of skilled craftsmen, with the aim to restrict entry into a craft and enforce workplace standards (Domhoff, n.d.). As the workplace became more industrialized and skilled labor replaced with mechanized, compartmentalized, lesser skilled workers, skilled craftsmen felt their livelihood threatened (Domhoff, n.d.).…

the frequent processions and movements. In 1886, a strike broke out in Chicago as the workers strive for the eight working hours per day. The dispute later turned into a violent confrontation where some explosions and gunshots occurred. It was believed a home-made metal bomb was ignited by a protestant and threw against the police. This incident led to the death of seven policemen and caused an untold number of injuries. Eight years later, a strike broke out again in Chicago as the railway…

Railroad Strike started on July 14 , 1877 in Martinsburg, West Virginia in response to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. It’s also known as the Great Upheaval. The great railroad strike started after the Baltimore and Ohio cut wages of railroads and that was basically the biggest event that happened leading up to the great railroad strike. That’s the biggest reason why this strike happened and lots of people were unhappy with this strike. During the great railroad strike there was…

End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…

The advantages of the railroad were due to the demand for faster and more convenient transportation. They created more direct routes, greater speed and safety, dependable schedules, year-round service, and more space to travel. They connected many cities together and went about 50 miles an hour, which would take a whole day on horseback or stagecoach. It carried cattle, fruit, and goods it had never previously been carried. The Railroad Empire grew at the end of the Civil War. It expanded from…

Class and Community is about the impact the industrial revolution and factory systems had on the small village of Lynn Massachusetts. It is an in depth view of Lynn shoemakers and their transition from life of preindustrial labor to their life after the industrial revolution and after the introduction of factory system labor. Alan Dawley’s purpose of the book was to point out the limits of class conflict and the corruptness of factory employers by describing the hardships the workers lived…

Welders are defined as a tradesperson who specializes in fusing materials together rather it be metals, steels, or certain plastics. A day in the life of a welder can be a tedious one or a relaxed one depending on what area of welding you choose to go into. There are production welders one that work in plants and manufacture parts or pieces on a production line. Construction welders usually these welders would have joined a union (boilermakers, pipefitters, etc.) and work on various…