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The Knights promoted the social and cultural uplift of the workingman, rejected Socialism and radicalism, demanded the eight hour work day. In some cases it acted as a labor union, negotiating with employers, but it was never well organized, and after a rapid expansion in the mid-1880s. It was the largest and one of the most important American Labor organizations.
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Haymarket riot refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration. A unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting.
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John Llewellyn Lewis was an American leader of organized labor who served as president of the United Mine Workers of America. He was a major player in coal mining.
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The labor of the United States describes the history of organized labor, as well as more general history of working people, in the United States.
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The Wagner Act of 1935 guarantees the right of workers to organize, and outlines the legal framework for labor union and management relations.
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The percentage of private sector workers in unions fell to 6.9 percent, down from 7.2 percent, the lowest rate for private sector workers in more than a century, labor historians said. Important becuse so many people had lost there jobs.
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Labor unions are leagally recognized as representatives of workers in many industries in the united states. Most unions in America are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations. (AFL-CIO). American unions remain an important political factor.
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Union busting a pejorative term used by labor organizations worldwide, to describe a wide range of activities undertaken by employers
