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American Workers

American Workers is named in 8 events across the Capture Cascade Timeline, from 1886 to 2024.

8 events From Jan 1, 1886 To Jan 1, 2024 Open in filter view →
Activity over time Events per year
1886 · 1 event1935 · 1 event1954 · 1 event1979 · 1 event1981 · 1 event1985 · 1 event2000 · 1 event2024 · 1 event18862024
DateEventLanesStatus
2024-01-01Union Membership Collapses to 9.9%, Completing 70-Year Labor Destruction Campaign
American workers · Bureau of Labor Statistics · U.S. unions
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2000-01-01Major Strikes Collapse to 16 Annually, Down 95% from Pre-PATCO Era
American workers · Bureau of Labor Statistics · U.S. unions
confirmed
1985-01-01Trickle-Down Legacy: Reagan Policies Make Inequality Structural Feature
Ronald Reagan · American workers · Wealthy elite · Corporate executives
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1981-01-01Reagan Era Wage Stagnation: Real Wages Decline as Inequality Accelerates
Ronald Reagan · American workers · Labor unions · Corporate America
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1979-01-01Wage Stagnation Era Begins: Productivity-Pay Gap Opens as Union Power Collapses
American workers · Corporate management · Federal Reserve · Business Roundtable
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1954-01-01Union Membership Reaches Peak of 35% of Workforce, Enabling Shared Prosperity
American workers · AFL-CIO · United Auto Workers · United Steelworkers · +1
confirmed
1935-07-05Wagner Act Establishes Federal Protection for Union Rights and Collective Bargaining
Franklin D. Roosevelt · Robert Wagner · U.S. Congress · National Labor Relations Board · +1
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1886-01-01Knights of Labor Reaches Peak Membership of 700,000 Before Rapid Collapse
Terence V. Powderly · Knights of Labor · Jay Gould · American workers
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