The United States Brewers' Association, the oldest organized interest group, was born in 1862 when Congress first levied a tax on beer.
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Teamsters
january 1902 isabelo de los reyes organized the first labor union in the philippine
National Labor Union (NLU)
The first labor union was the National Labor Union. It was organized in 1866. Another early labor union was the Knights of Labor. This union was secret society when it first began in 1869. The American Federation of Labor was an early labor union that was led by Samuel Gompers and was established in 1886.
Eugene Debs
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Knights of Labor
Industrial Workers of the World
He strongly opposed to labor unions and did not allow any creation of a labor union
In 1866, a union was organized that was composed of several associations of skilled workers. This union came to be called the American Federation of Labor and grew and held many successful strikes under the leadership of Samuel Gompers.
Labor Day was first celebrated by a workers union so anyone who is against organized labor might be "against" Labor Day. In general, not many people are against a day off of work.
Knights of Labor
John L. Lewis organized the first major industrial union in the United States when he organized the CIO. (Congress of Industrial Organization) The industrial concept was used in the 1930s and 40s to organize General Motors, United States Steel, and Ford Motor Company. The idea of industrial unionism was the reason for the original break from the AFL, which organized by craft, hence, a Craft Union.