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FORMATION OF NATIONAL LABOR UNIONS
AGRARIAN REVOLT |
Workers of a trade or a craft started to build unions because they were treated unfairly and wanted more control.
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Agrarian Revolt
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Wall street was manipulating prices of grain and the railroads had an unfair pricing on shipping their goods. Farmers created a socialism and demanded more "silver"
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Craft Unions
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Unions started to become more popular and skilled workers demanded better working environments and wages because they knew they were limited.
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Knights of Labor
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the first big labor union that were on the laborer’s side, whether you are black or white, male or female.
• They were discredited in Chicago when the haymaker riot broke out with a bomb. |
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AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
LABOR |
A union after the 'Knights of Labor' that helped skilled trade workers, encouraged strikes and to fight back.
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The Grange, The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry
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organization in the United States which encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture
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