WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
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Mine Workers, Knights of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization
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Knights of Labor, American Federation of Labor, Congress of Industrial Organization
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National Labor Union, Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor
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NLU, Mine Workers, and Congress of Industrial
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first recognized national labor organization was the Knights of Labor. Founded among garment cutters in Philadelphia in 1869, it had a stated goal of an eight-hour workday. Within a few years, its membership reached 750, 000. It grew because it met a critical need.
Detailed explanation-2: -For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions.
Detailed explanation-3: -Knights of Labor (KOL), the first important national labour organization in the United States, founded in 1869. Named the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor by its first leader, Uriah Smith Stephens, it originated as a secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliations.