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Labor Unrest

Labor Unrest. U.S. History. Growth of Unions. Throughout the mid to late 1800’s, union membership grew as workers became more and more frustrated with their working and living situations. Unions provided a strong voice for workers who were otherwise powerless again wealthy tycoons .

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Labor Unrest

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  1. Labor Unrest U.S. History

  2. Growth of Unions • Throughout the mid to late 1800’s, union membership grew as workers became more and more frustrated with their working and living situations. • Unions provided a strong voice for workers who were otherwise powerless again wealthy tycoons.

  3. What is a strike? • A strike is the most powerful way for workers to have their demands met. • Before a strike, workers engage in collective bargaining with management in an attempt to get a fair contract. • Higher wages • Better conditions • Fair treatment • If bargaining fails, workers go on strike. • During a strike, workers refuse to work until their demands are met. • This typically costs the owner profits. • Owners may use force against striking workers.

  4. Some terms related to strikes • Picket line- striking workers in front of the place of employment • Crossing the picket line- when striking employees or scabs enter the place of employment. • Scabs- workers brought in by management to end a strike. • Solidarity- the belief that workers should remain united, working towards a common goal.

  5. Tailor Strike, New York, 1910

  6. Steelworker Strike, Pennsylvania, 1919

  7. Teacher Strike, Chicago, 2012

  8. Bowling Strike?

  9. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 • The first major strike happened in the railroad industry in 1877. • Workers’ wages were cut • Workers protested and rioted in several cities, including Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Baltimore. • Eventually, President Rutherford Hayes sent in troops to stop the rioting/ strike.

  10. Railroad Strike

  11. Haymarket Riot, Chicago, 1886 • Workers across the U.S. went on strike to gain an 8-hour work day. • Crowds gathered in Haymarket Square in Chicago to support the 8-hour workday. • Someone threw a stick of dynamite and a frenzy broke out. • Police (7) and workers (4) were killed and dozens were injured/ wounded. • 8 workers were found guilty of murder and 4 were executed.

  12. Homestead Strike 1892 • Carnegie Steel Plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania • Wages were cut, workers called strike! • Private police force (The Pinkertons) were called in to end the strike • Several strikers were killed or wounded. • Eventually, troops were called in to end the strike.

  13. Homestead Strike

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