Attempt to restrict monopolies by which large companies were able to control a trade
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1 of 19
large rally in Haymarket square and police attempted to disperse crowd leading to bomb explosion, 11 killed and 100 injured. 8 anarchists put on trial and 4 executed
Haymarket square riot 1886
2 of 19
strike of 1981 occurred because of the government's unwillingness to allow air traffic controllers to be paid more for fewer hours.
PATCO
3 of 19
provided federal employees with collective bargaining rights
executive order 1962
4 of 19
set of programs proposed by President Johnson to eliminiate poverty and racial injustice.
Johnson's Great Society 1963-1968
5 of 19
Requirement to pay overtime for work in excess of 40 hours per week
Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
6 of 19
During WWII it mediated disputes between management and laborers to prevent strikes
National War Labor Board
7 of 19
established an 8-hour work day for all employees on trains in interstate commerce.
Adamson Act of 1916
8 of 19
nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894 and a turning point for US labor law
Pullman Strike
9 of 19
militant organisation seeking solutions to the labour problems and allowed skilled and unskilled women including women and blacks
knights of labor 1869
10 of 19
The first time federal troops were called in to resolve a labor dispute.
railroad strike 1877
11 of 19
Steelworkers strike, ends in violence.
homestead strike of 1892
12 of 19
Chicago, someone threw bomb at police, who opened fire
Haymarket affair 1886
13 of 19
Limited the use of injunctions against striking workers
Allowed peaceful picketing when it did not damage property
Clayton Anti-Trust act
14 of 19
Allowed yellow-dog contracts (prohibiting membership to unions) 1915
Coppage vs Kansas
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made wage gender discrimination illegal
equal pay act 1963
16 of 19
helped African Americans and Hispanics against discrimination at work
civil rights act 1964
17 of 19
provided funds for training people to increase employment opportunities
economic opportunity act 1964
18 of 19
prevented discrimination for people between 40 and 65
Age discrimination in employment act 1968
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
large rally in Haymarket square and police attempted to disperse crowd leading to bomb explosion, 11 killed and 100 injured. 8 anarchists put on trial and 4 executed
Back
Haymarket square riot 1886
Card 3
Front
strike of 1981 occurred because of the government's unwillingness to allow air traffic controllers to be paid more for fewer hours.
Back
Card 4
Front
provided federal employees with collective bargaining rights
Back
Card 5
Front
set of programs proposed by President Johnson to eliminiate poverty and racial injustice.
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