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1982 Poland bans Solidarity and all labor unions
1978 U.S. Postal Service and unions agree on a contract averting mail strike 1963 SVB, Students Unions, established under Barrel Regtien 1962 U.S. unions AFL-CIO starts campaign for 35-hour work week 1955 West German unions protest for 40-hour work week and more wages 1955 U.S. federations of trade unions merge into AFL/CIO 1947 Senate approved the Taft-Hartley Act limiting the power of unions 1945 World Federation of Trade Unions forms; CIO a member 1944 Bishop forbids membership in non Catholic unions 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions 1933 In Germany, Adolf Hitler bans trade unions 1933 Dutch bishops forbid membership in non-catholic unions 1932 Dutch textile strike broken by trade unions 1932 U.S. railway unions accept 10% wage reduction 1926 Italy establishes corp of force in order to break powerful unions 1924 Unions terminate Twentse textile strike 1916 Bishop speak against Catholics in trade unions 1912 Pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions 1911 Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions form Western Canada Rugby Football Union 1886 American Federation of Labor (AFL) formed by 26 craft unions Samuel Gompers elected AFL president 1883 1st state labor union legislation; New Jersey legalizes unions 1862 Excelsiors defeat Unions of Morrisania 13-9 |
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