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It was founded in Colombus, Ohio in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. The AFL was the largest union grouping in the United States for the first half of the 20th century.
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It was one of the first to have a primarily female membership,a nd a key player in the labor history of the 1920's and 30's.
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The women went on strike because they were laboring 65 hours a week. At the height of the season they worked 7 hours. They were obliged to provide their own needles, thread, knives, irons, occasionally their own sewing machines. The women were paid less than men.
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A couple strikes in 1919 were the Steel strike which was an attempt by the weakened Algamated. Another strike was the Influenza strike trying to get medicine to cure it.
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This act was created to enforce the National Labor Relations Act. The Wagner Act protected workers' right to unionization.
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Labor unions are legally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the U.S.
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A United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions. The act, still effective, was sponsored by Senator Robert Taft, and Rep. Fred A. Hartley Jr.
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Bargaining did not come until the government employees began to organize. When they organized, the population grew.
