nov 17, 1886 - The American Federation of Labor
Description:
Founder: Samuel GompersNature: Less radical and more focused on skilled trades compared to the Knights of Labor.
Membership: Only accepted skilled workers.
Goals: Improvements in wages, working hours, and working conditions, and for the abolition of child labor.
Methods: Preferred arbitration and negotiation over strikes.
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Date:
nov 17, 1886
Now
~ 138 years ago