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Labor Unions During the Gilded Age (Knights of Labor (Secret Society,…
Labor Unions During the Gilded Age
Industrial Workers of the World
Founded in Chicago in 1905
Founded by representatives of 43 groups
Opposed AFL's acceptance of capitalism
AKA "Wobblies"
Only 5,000 members
Knights of Labor
Secret Society
Philadelphia, 1869
Officially known as the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor
Operated in the USA & Canada
Uriah Smith Stephens was the first leader
Meant to protect its members from employer retaliations
American Federation of Labor
Founded in Columbus, Ohio on December 1886
Disaffected from the Knights of Labor
Purpose was to organize skilled workers into national unions
Consisted of others in the same trade
Purpose was NOT political, instead bettering the life of employees