Labor Unions
During the late nineteenth century there were several attempts at organizing a national labor union. They included the National Labor Union, the Knight’s of Labor, and the American Federation of Labor. All three of these unions fought for similar goals, but only the American Federation of Labor was able to survive the ninetieth century. The National Labor Union was the first attempt to organize workers throughout the country. It was founded in 1866, as a federation of national and local unions as well as city federations. It grew quickly, within two years it had close to two thirds of a million members. The NLU attempted to organize all workers, they included skilled as well as unskilled laborers, and these laborers consisted of both agricultural and industrial workers. They sought higher wages and an eight hour workday. The NLU also championed several issues of social reform. The NLU worked for rights of women and blacks, worker cooperatives, and monetary reforms. The leadership of t
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