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© 2004 Prentice Hall Inc. All rights reserved CHAPTER 1 History and Law

Chapter Outline: 

Chapter Outline Roots of the American Labor Movement Growth of National Unions Early Judicial Regulation Pro-Labor Legislation Creation of a National Labor Policy

Roots of the American Labor Movement: 

Roots of the American Labor Movement Pre-Revolutionary America Agricultural economy Indentured Servants Slaves Post-Revolutionary America First labor unions of craftspeople in 1790s Trade societies Growth of American factory system in 1830s Lowell System Influx of immigrants Growth of large, national corporations provided the impetus to unionize Industrialization

Growth of National Unions: 

Growth of National Unions National Labor Union (NLU) - 1866 Membership for skilled and unskilled workers National Colored Labor Union (NCLU) Refused membership by the NLU Knights of Labor American Federation of Labor (AFL) - created in 1886 Policies of the AFL Business Unionism Promote practice of collective bargaining 8-hour day Prohibition of child labor Workers’ compensation

Growth of National Unions: 

Growth of National Unions Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) – created in Congress of Industrial Unions (CIO) - created in 1935 Federation of industrial unions of unskilled workers Policies of the CIO Promote solidarity with African-American, female, and immigrant workers Merged with AFL in 1955 in order to: End union raids on each others’ memberships Deal with anti-union sentiment in the U.S.

Growth of National Unions - Labor Organizations: 

Growth of National Unions - Labor Organizations

Growth of National UnionsPeriod of Violence: 

Molly Maguires Labor movement portrayed as violent and criminal Railway Strike - 1877 First general strike to sweep the U.S. First use of federal troops to suppress labor action Haymarket Square Riot - 1886 Demonstration in support of 8-hour day led to a series of confrontations with Chicago police Public became fearful of labor organizations Growth of National Unions Period of Violence

Growth of National UnionsPeriod of Violence: 

Homestead Strike - 1892 Involved the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers and the Carnegie Steel Company Armed confrontation between strikers and armed Pinkerton guards Pullman Strike - 1894 Involved the Pullman Palace Car Company and the American Railway Union Injunction issued using the Sherman Antitrust Act Growth of National Unions Period of Violence

Growth of National Unions - Periods of Violence: 

Growth of National Unions - Periods of Violence

Pro-Labor Legislation: 

Pro-Labor Legislation Clayton Act (1914) War Labor Board Railway Labor Act (1926)

Creation of National Labor Policy: 

Creation of National Labor Policy Norris- LaGuardia Act Davis- Bacon Act Wagner Act Walsh- Healey Act Fair Labor Standards Act Taft- Hartley Act Landrum- Griffin Act

Creation of National Labor Policy: 

Creation of National Labor Policy Norris-La Guardia Act – 1932 National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) (1935) Wage Regulation Davis-Bacon Act (1931) Welsh Healy Act (1936) Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) Labor Management relations Act (Taft-Hartley) (1947) Labor Management Reporting & Disclosures Act (1959)

Creation of National Labor Policy (cont.): 

Creation of National Labor Policy (cont.) National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act, 1935)

Creation of National Labor Policy (cont.): 

Creation of National Labor Policy (cont.) Labor Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley Amendments, 1947) Enacted in response to public’s concern about imbalance in labor law that appeared to favor unions