WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
IMMIGRATION IN INDUSTRIAL AMERICA
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to protect the rights of workers
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to protect the rights of African Americans
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to support the women’s suffrage movement
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to increase the strength of the United States military
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Detailed explanation-1: -The resulting backlash against unionism, along with the dissatisfaction of many KOL members, led to the union’s demise and fostered the establishment of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in December 1886. The AFL focused on winning economic benefits for its members through collective bargaining.
Detailed explanation-2: -The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a loose amalgamation of skilled craft unions, in contrast to other unions that admitted unskilled laborers. The AFL sought tangible economic gains, such as higher wages, shorter hours, and better conditions, in addition to staying out of politics.
Detailed explanation-3: -In its beginnings, the American Federation of Labor was dedicated to the principles of craft unionism. Its approximately 100 national and international unions retained full autonomy over their own affairs. In return, each union received “exclusive jurisdiction” over a craft.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1881, Samuel Gompers took the lead in organizing the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States of America and Canada. This organization became the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1886, in Columbus, Ohio.
Detailed explanation-5: -The American Federation of Labor practiced collective bargaining to negotiate better wages, shorter working hours, safer working conditions, and other benefits for their members.