American Federation of Labor

The Knights of Labor was a nationally recognized labor organization in America during the 1880’s who sought to achieve things like an eight hour work day, better pay, and ending child labor. These working condition reforms would definitely be things that could help expand the opportunity for people in the working class to gain more self definition or rather gain a higher standpoint in American society where they would no longer be looked at as cogs who have to work terrible hours for terrible…

The Knights of Labor was a national labor union founded by Uriah Stephens on December 28, 1869. They appealed to the un-skilled laborers and women, but they called themselves “a universal brotherhood of workers” and did not turn down prospective members based on their occupation, skin color, or gender (243). The union’s platform bravely proclaims, “An Injury to One is an Injury to All” (243). They actively perused the eight-hour work day, ending child labor, and implementing health and safety…

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is one of the largest unionized organizations in the United States, representing some 1.6 currently educators, which is comprised of over 3,000 local affiliates. The AFT has a diversified membership base that reflects of society with a balanced mix of age, genders, race, religion, and sex. The labor union remains active and busy with organizing, collective bargaining, and political activism activities on behalf of its members. Recent activities include…

During the 19th century, Americans were facing the new industrial age that came with the rapid growth of business manufacturing. The rapid economic growth of the United States railroads, helped create new technology in the workplace. Therefore, companies were adapting to new technology and replacing skilled workers with new machinery. Skilled workers, were not being paid enough or losing their jobs to unskilled immigrants, women, and children; who were willing to take even lower wages to work.…

period from 1875 to 1900, organized labor was unsuccessful in improving the conditions for its workers. All of the work that was done, mostly to vain. Some labor unions such as Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor tried to improve many working conditions. They also tried to make the work days shorter with less hours, and have higher wages. One of the reasons why organized labor was not a success was the public had many bitter opinions about the labor unions. Many of the strikes…

Between the years 1865 and 1900, the American industrial worker experienced both good anddifficult times. New technological changes caused employers to impose new injustices, and Labor unionswere formed to fight back. However, Immigration was also starting to quickly form in America, whichcreated a feeling of threat and worry for job stability.The industrial worker had little job security with the instability caused by technologicaladvancements, and the rising boom-and-bust cycle of the…

In the flyer made by the unions, they are announcing how the C.I.O. won the support of the Japanese cannery workers for the C.I.O. following Cannery Workers. The C.I.O stands for the Congress of Industrial Organization, which is a federation unions that organized workers that belongs to an industrial unions in the United States. The flyer stated that the Japanese looked at C.I.O. with suspicion, fear and distrust because of false rumor about the C.I.O . The Japanese thought that the C.I.O. was…

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) has reigned as the primary labor federation to which the overwhelming majority of labor unions in the United States have historically belonged to, but this has not been without frequent contestation. Compare and contrast the AFL and 3 different competing labor organizations that we have discussed in class, including a discussion on leadership, policies, and organizing strategies (such as business unionism vs. social unionism). Use specific examples and cite…

Chinese and American conflict.he Chinese-American immigrants, rather than the American government and settlers, were correct in their actions. Firstly, when the Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, the Chinese people were restricted from entering and immigrating to the United States. In Some Reasons for Chinese Exclusion, the Federation of Labor argued that “American labor should not be exposed to the destructive competition of aliens who do not, will not, and cannot take up the burdens of American…

such as suffrage. However, the ability for females to obtain work was on the rise. Many American males were threatened in the area of gaining employment. With employers actively choosing females over males a lot of Americans and members of the American Federation of Labor felt as though women’s rights and acquisition of work were somehow the beginning to the demise of society. In 1886 the American Federation of Labor(AFL), made up of an alliance of craft unions, was created and led by Samuel…