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Atlanta Washerwomen Strike (1881)
African American women in Atlanta formed a union and successfully fought for fair wages -
Battle of the Cripple Creek (1894)
Miners went on strike to protest unfair wages and work conditions, leading to one of the first successful union backed strikes -
The strike at Homestead Mill (1892)
Steelworkers at a factory in a Pennsylvania went on strike because their pay was cut. The company hired guards, and there were fights but at the end the workers lost and their wages got even worse as result. -
Andrew Carnegie (1890)
Andrew was a wealthy business man who owns steel factories. He fought against unions, making it hard for workers to get better pay and conditions. -
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (1911)
A fire in New York City factory killed 146 workers mostly women. This led to major workplace safety reforms. -
Great postal Strike (1970)
U.S. postal workers walked off the job demanding better wages and working conditions leading to permeant improvements. -
Dolores Huerta (1960-Present)
A leader who fought for farmworkers rights and cofounded the United Farm Workers Union. She helped workers get better pay and inspired many people to fight for their rights. -
Pedro Pietri (1970s)
He was a poet who wrote about the struggles of Puerto Rican workers. His pomes showed how unfairly workers were treated and made people think about change. -
Puerto Rican Obituary (1973)
Poem talks about Puerto Rican workers who worked very hard but were always poor. It shows how they never git the "American Dream " they hoped for. -
Cesar Chavez Address to the Common Wealth club of California (1984)
He talks about the struggles of farm workers , how they work in bad conditions and why they need better pay and rights. -
Who burns for the Perfection of Paper (1990)
Explores the difficult labor behind producing paper and how it connects to the broader labor rights. -
Chris Smalls (2022-Present)
A worker who started a union at Amazon.He showed that even today, workers have to fight hard to get fair treatment from big companies. -
Labor's Labors Labors (2023)
This article talks about how Amazon and Starbucks workers are trying to form unions, but big companies make it very hard for them.