1 Jan 1881 Jahr - Knights of Labor founded

Beschreibung:

- Opened its membership to all workers in 1881, including African Americans and women
- Wanted (1) worker cooperatives “to make each man his own employer,” (2) abolition of child labor, and (3) abolition of trusts and monopolies
- Favored settling labor disputes through arbitration rather than strikes
- Loosely organized
- Discredited by Haymarket riot

Zugefügt zum Band der Zeit:

Datum: