In 1869, a group of tailors, led by Uriah P. Stephens, formed the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor. They spread their message in secret, organizing workers of different jobs but not getting political. They realized that labor organizers and labor members would be fired by employers, so the Knights remained a secret organization as long as it could. The Knights differed from other unions in that they accepted Blacks and women and unskilled workers. In 1879, Stephens was replaced by Terence V. Powderly, and the Knights became a labor powerhouse.
The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor was established as a secret union by Daniel Spahr and his friend Sam Catri, the lead member of the Philadelphia tailors' union.
Terence V. Powderly
Terence V. Powderly
Uriah Stephens
The Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor.
Knights of Labor was created in 1869.
Because of such fierce opposition from big business, much of the later labor union activity was carried on in secret. Such was the case in the organization of the first relatively permanent national labor union, the Knights of Labor, organized in 1869 in Philadelphia. Headed by Uriah S. Stephens, the union admitted all workers, regardless of skill, race, or position. The Knights of Labor sought to educate public opinion about the true situation of labor, avoiding the label given them by corporations as troublemakers being driven by greed. Who formed the first relatively permanent labor union, the Knights of Labor? Stephens
The full name for the Knights of Labor is the "Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor". It was shortened to make it easier to say and to remember.
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Knights of Labor
The Knights of Labor parted from other labor organizations because they were organized by industry rather than by craft.
Yes the Knights of Labor allowed unskilled workers and skilled workers alike.
The public blamed the deaths on the Knights of Labor.
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The American Federation of Labor