Haymarket Affair and the International Campaign for the 8-Hour Day (1886–1919)

1. FOTLU sets May 1, 1886 strike goal

   Oct 1, 1884Labels: FOTLU, May 1

   • Chicago History
   • Oxford Academic

2. Nationwide May Day strikes demand eight-hour day

   May 1, 1886Labels: May Day, Chicago

   • Haymarket Wiki
   • APWU

3. McCormick strike violence sparks Haymarket rally call

   May 3, 1886Labels: McCormick Strike, Chicago

   • Haymarket Wiki

4. Haymarket Square rally and bombing in Chicago

   May 4, 1886Labels: Haymarket Square, Haymarket bombing

   • Haymarket Wiki
   • Chicago History

5. Bay View massacre shows wider eight-hour unrest

   May 5, 1886Labels: Bay View, Milwaukee

   • Bay View Wiki

6. Haymarket trial begins amid intense public pressure

   Jun 21, 1886Labels: Haymarket Trial, Chicago courthouse

   • UMKC Law
   • Haymarket Wiki

7. Jury convicts eight defendants in Haymarket case

   Aug 20, 1886Labels: Haymarket Verdict, convictions

   • Chicago History
   • UMKC Law

8. Haymarket executions and commutations intensify backlash

   Nov 11, 1887Labels: Haymarket Executions, Labor protests

   • Chicago History
   • Haymarket Wiki

9. Second International calls May 1, 1890 labor mobilization

   Jul 20, 1889Labels: Second International, Paris Congress

   • Marxists
   • May Day Wiki

10. First International Workers’ Day demonstrations held

    May 1, 1890Labels: International Workers', May Day

    • May Day Wiki
    • Marxists

11. Altgeld pardons surviving Haymarket defendants

    Jun 26, 1893Labels: Governor Altgeld, pardons

    • Chicago History
    • Haymarket Wiki

12. Pullman Strike shows federal power against national labor actions

    May 11, 1894Labels: Pullman Strike, federal intervention

    • Britannica
    • NPS Pullman

13. Railroad unions organize for federal eight-hour standard

    Oct 1, 1915Labels: Railroad Unions, brotherhoods

    • LOC Guide

14. Adamson Act establishes eight-hour day for rail workers

    Sep 3, 1916Labels: Adamson Act, Congress

    • LOC Guide
    • Justia

15. Supreme Court upholds Adamson Act in Wilson v. New

    Mar 19, 1917Labels: Wilson v, Supreme Court

    • Justia
    • LOC Guide

16. ILO adopts first international eight-hour-day convention

    Oct 29, 1919Labels: ILO Convention, International Labour

    • ILO Article
    • ILO Wiki