Knights of Labor
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The Knights of Labor was one of the first major national labor organizations in the United States, active in the late 19th century and known for organizing workers across trades to advocate for broad social and economic reforms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Labor Union of Chicago | 1 |
| Knights of Labor canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor organization
ⓘ
mass membership organization ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved, abolished or demolished date | 1949 ⓘ |
| field of work |
labor rights
ⓘ
social reform ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ |
| founder |
Philadelphia garment cutters
ⓘ
Uriah Smith Stephens ⓘ |
| goal |
8-hour workday
ⓘ
broad social and economic reform ⓘ cooperative commonwealth ⓘ end to child labor ⓘ equal pay for equal work ⓘ graduated income tax ⓘ land reform ⓘ regulation of monopolies ⓘ |
| headquarters location | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| historical period | late 19th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
producerism
ⓘ
reformist labor politics ⓘ |
| inception | 1869 ⓘ |
| leader term end | 1893 ⓘ |
| leader term start | 1879 ⓘ |
| membership policy |
accepted Black workers
ⓘ
accepted skilled workers ⓘ accepted unskilled workers ⓘ accepted women ⓘ excluded bankers ⓘ excluded lawyers ⓘ excluded liquor dealers ⓘ excluded professional gamblers ⓘ |
| motto | An injury to one is the concern of all ⓘ |
| notable leader | Terence V. Powderly ⓘ |
| opposed to |
Chinese immigration
ⓘ
convict labor ⓘ wage slavery ⓘ |
| organizational structure | federation of local assemblies ⓘ |
| peak membership | over 700000 ⓘ |
| peak membership year | 1886 ⓘ |
| position held by leader | Grand Master Workman ⓘ |
| publication | Journal of United Labor ⓘ |
| replaced by | American Federation of Labor ⓘ |
| significant event |
Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886
ⓘ
Haymarket affair ⓘ |
| supported |
cooperative enterprises
ⓘ
labor education ⓘ political reform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Labor Union of Chicago