13. Goals of the Knights
of Laborù Eight-hour workday.Eight-hour workday.
ù WorkersWorkers’ cooperatives.’ cooperatives.
ù Worker-owned factories.Worker-owned factories.
ù Abolition of child and prison labor.Abolition of child and prison labor.
ù Increased circulation of greenbacks.Increased circulation of greenbacks.
ù Equal pay for men and women.Equal pay for men and women.
ù Safety codes in the workplace.Safety codes in the workplace.
ù Prohibition of contract foreign labor.Prohibition of contract foreign labor.
ù Abolition of the National Bank.Abolition of the National Bank.
22. How the AF of L
Would Help the
Workersù Catered to the skilled worker.Catered to the skilled worker.
ù Represented workers in matters of nationalRepresented workers in matters of national
legislation.legislation.
ù Maintained a national strike fund.Maintained a national strike fund.
ù Evangelized the cause of unionism.Evangelized the cause of unionism.
ù Prevented disputes among the many craftPrevented disputes among the many craft
unions.unions.
ù Mediated disputes between managementMediated disputes between management
and labor.and labor.
ù Pushed forPushed for closed shopsclosed shops..
23. Homestead Steel Strike
(1892)
The AmalgamatedThe Amalgamated
Association ofAssociation of
Iron & Steel WorkersIron & Steel Workers
Homestead SteelHomestead Steel
WorksWorks
29. President Grover
Cleveland
If it takes the entire army and navy toIf it takes the entire army and navy to
deliver a postal card in Chicago, that carddeliver a postal card in Chicago, that card
will be delivered!will be delivered!
30. The Pullman Strike of
1894
Government by injunction!Government by injunction!
36. Mother Jones:
“The Miner’s Angel”
Mary Harris.Mary Harris.
Organizer for theOrganizer for the
United MineUnited Mine
Workers.Workers.
Founded the SocialFounded the Social
Democratic PartyDemocratic Party
in 1898.in 1898.
One of theOne of the
founding membersfounding members
of the I. W. W. inof the I. W. W. in
1905.1905.
38. The “Bread & Roses”
Strike
DEMANDS:DEMANDS:
ù 15¢/hr. wage increase.15¢/hr. wage increase.
ù Double pay for overtime.Double pay for overtime.
ù No discrimination against strikers.No discrimination against strikers.
ù An end toAn end to “speed-up” on the“speed-up” on the
assembly line.assembly line.
ù An end to discrimination againstAn end to discrimination against
foreign immigrant workers.foreign immigrant workers.