1 déc. 1869 - Noble Order of the Knights of Labor

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In 1869, Uriah Stephens focused his attention on
individual workers and organized the Noble Order of the
Knights of Labor. Its motto was “An injury to one is the
concern of all.” Membership in the Knights of Labor was
officially open to all workers, regardless of race, gender, or
degree of skill. Like the NLU, the Knights supported an
eight-hour workday and advocated “equal pay for equal
work” by men and women. They saw strikes, or refusals to
work, as a last resort and instead advocated arbitration. At
its height in 1886, the Knights of Labor had about 700,000
members. Although the Knights declined after the failure of
a series of strikes, other unions continued to organize.

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