WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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KoL advocated strikes as tactic
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KoL opened membership to women, blacks, and ethnic minorities
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KoL developed stronger relationships with policymakers at federal level
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KoL focused on working conditions and workplace safety instead wages and benefits
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Detailed explanation-1: -The AFL focused on winning economic benefits for its members through collective bargaining. As a federation, it represented several national craft unions that each retained autonomous operations. The Knights, by contrast, represented both craft and unskilled workers in a single national union.
Detailed explanation-2: -Unlike the Knights of Labor, the AFL organized only skilled workers into unions defined by particular trades. The AFL also emphasized relatively high dues in order to create a treasury large enough to sustain the members during a prolonged strike.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was a major difference between the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor? The Knights of Labor included African Americans, but the American Federation of Labor excluded them.