Gompers Pledges Labor's Support for World War I (1:11)
Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), discusses the effects of World War I on the United States.
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Gompers Pledges Labor's Support for World War I
Gompers Pledges Labor's Support for World War IAudio Clip (1:11)
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Samuel Gompers, founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), discusses the effects of World War I on the United States.
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Walter Reuther Delivers Labor Day Address
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On September 5, 1966, Walter Reuther, president of the United Automobile Workers (UAW) and a social justice champion, gives his annual Labor Day speech to the workers of America.
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History of Labor Day
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In 1894, Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a federal holiday after a failed attempt to break up a railroad strike.
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The Fight to End Child Labor
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In a History of the Holidays video, discover how unions put an end to child labor in factories during the early 1900's, along with excessive hours and pay cuts.
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1930s GM Sit-Down Strike
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Marissa Tomei performs the words of a General Motors employee during a 1930s labor strike.
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Andrew Carnegie and the Homestead Strike
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The famed Industrialist breaks the back of organized workers.
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John D. Rockefeller: Oil, Money and Power
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The Standard Oil Trust grew to become an industrial monster thanks to John D. Rockefeller's vision and drive.
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Theodore Roosevelt vs. J.P. Morgan
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Theodore Roosevelt believed America's greatest evil was too much power in the hands of corporate America. Find out what happened when he took on J.P. Morgan, the nation's most powerful financier.
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J.P. Morgan Battles Coal Miners in 1902
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J.P Morgan versus the coalminers.
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Characteristics of Early Factory Girls
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Marissa Tomei performs the words of a young factory girl preparing to strike.
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The Ghosts of Slater Mill
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Do the ghosts of America's industrial past haunt the Slater Mill historic museum in Pawtucket, Rhode Island?
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