Show labor or organizations td animations had early day origin i in reviewing the history of 0 labor unions the americana points out that organizations of 0 laborers have existed from time immemorial and that the guilds of the middle ages were exclusive and monopolistic caring nothing for or other workers this form appeared among the shoemakers of massachusetts in 1648 organized mainly to control interior workmen similar organizations in other industries were always local and more or less temporary the birth ot of the modern trade union movement may bo be assigned to the closing years of 0 the eighteenth century though it never attained the dignity ol of a movement until the nineteenth century was well under way famous first facts gives 1792 as the date for the first local craft union that of philadelphia shoemakers the labor movement grew out of the industrial du revolution which brought about a change in the manner and means ot of production and so caused a wider separation between master and journeyman the americana states stales that trade unionism reached the coming out stage with the organization of the mechanics union of trade associations at philadelphia in 1827 modern trade unionism in europe began with the industrial revolution in great britain during the eighteenth century the american federal federation ion of labor in august 1937 claimed a membership of and the committee for industrial organization in september 1937 estimated a membership of in 32 I 1 unions we find no estimate of membership in independent unions the oldest known strike has been traced back to 1565 when journeymen bakers in lyons france struck the first american strike Is reported to be that of general electric company workers at schenectady N Y in december 1900 1906 more recently it was revived first in akion ohio in 1934 |