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Knights of Labor
When a sphere is cut into cross sections, the shape formed is a circle. This is because all cross sections of a sphere will be circular in shape, regardless of the angle or position of the cut.
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Labor unions were formed to improve conditions for workers in the late 1800s.
Labor unions were formed to improve conditions for workers in the late 1800s.
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The International Workers Association is an organization of workers formed in 1922. The group had its roots in the 1860's organization of workers called International Working Men's Association.
Labor unions were formed to improve conditions for workers in the late 1800s.
Labor unions were formed to improve conditions for workers in the late 1800s.
Craft unions and industrial unions were two types of unions formed by American workers.
Because of such fierce opposition from big business, much of the later labor union activity was carried on in secret. Such was the case in the organization of the first relatively permanent national labor union, the Knights of Labor, organized in 1869 in Philadelphia. Headed by Uriah S. Stephens, the union admitted all workers, regardless of skill, race, or position. The Knights of Labor sought to educate public opinion about the true situation of labor, avoiding the label given them by corporations as troublemakers being driven by greed. Who formed the first relatively permanent labor union, the Knights of Labor? Stephens