WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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skilled workers in craft unions to achieve economic gains
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all industrial and agricultural workers in “one big union”
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unskilled workers along industrial lines
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workers/ intellectuals into a labor party for political action
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1886, under the leadership of Samuel Gompers, they organized themselves as the AFL, a loose federation that remained for half a century the sole unifying agency of the American labour movement. In its beginnings, the American Federation of Labor was dedicated to the principles of craft unionism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rather than trying to abolish the wage-labor system, it sought to use strikes to gain higher wages, lower working hours, and better working conditions for its members.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) is the founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Gifted at orating and assembling strikes, Gompers used them as effective weapons to change the degrading conditions of the working men of America.
Detailed explanation-5: -What was the American Federation of Labor and why was it successful? The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a national union that provided resources and support to trade and craft workers. The AFL was successful because it allowed smaller unions to retain their own autonomy after joining.