National Labor Union (oct 19, 1866 – may 25, 1877)
Description:
|WHO:| 640,000 members by first 2 years |GOALS:| higher wages, 8 hour day, equal rights for women + blacks, monetary reform, worker cooperatives | SUCCESS: | won the 8 hr work day for those employed by federal govt | AFTERMATH:| lost support after depression in 1873 and unsuccessful strikes of 1877Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 19, 1866
may 25, 1877
~ 10 years