| Show labors first firs t striving for place in the sun F was mainly political R early arly manifestations of the labor feeling in tile united states were po lit litreal leal in IM 1829 n ticket was placed in nomination in now new york this political movement spread into pennsylvania anil and and contributed to the formation of the loco foco party which played nil an important part in tile politics of that hint period political organization hastened organization for trade purposes purpose and in ili 1833 the general trades union ou of tile tho city of now new york deleted its prest dent to lo congress in 1832 he now new inland Asso association clat ion a of f for Fan banners 1 nets ners mechanics fc and workingmen was organ iced in boston the three most important labor laboi organizations which appeared before the lio civil war were organized lit in 1845 tile new tile new england protective union and tile tho in ili du congress Con gresa of tile united states all three waned in the early BOs and from that time until the end of tho the civil war innus trades unions of the narrower kind were formed during this period many trade union leaders characterized tile tho trade union as exclusive and warmly advocated tile tho formation of broader organizations which would elevate the mi gilissen lissen by other means than the strike ind and tho the regulation of apprenticeship in 1800 1866 their efforts resulted lit in the formation of the national labor union which attempted to 0 o found a lobar labor reform party and died in 1870 of tile the disease known as ai politics tile work laid flown down by the national labor union fell into tho the hands of tile tho IC knights nIghts of labor formed in december 1800 by lenders of a dissolved local union of garment cutters in philadelphia until 1882 tho the name and purpose 1 of I the order were kept secret in ili isvolt became involved in tho the strike its membership then alien numbered thereafter r split by internal dissensions find weakened by strikes strike its member ship and influence declined decline in 1011 it had less than mom members bers the american federation of labor originated lit in an attempt to found a general of american workingmen distinct from the knights of labor on it trade union hauls A preliminary Il convention avns called by tile the of industry bild tile the amalgamated labor union the alio latter composed largely of pe ceders frim knights of labor and met in n terre halite ind angust 2 1 1951 the first official convention contention met nt ill tybil agh pa ila lit in now nou anber 1881 tho the american federation of labor lym taken the pince alno of its lt former rival ohp of labor he ori faill Vl sll W 1111 altril l U tule tac 0 31 iain 03 00 |
