KNIGHTS OF LABOR

WHY/WHEN

• Founded in 1869
• By Uriah smith Stephens
• Wanted to get workers out of wage labor ,and get away from capitalism
• Also wanted 8hours days & get rid of child labor

KINDS OF WORKERS

• All workers of any trade,skilled or unskilled
• African Americans
• Women too

LEADERS

• Smith Stephens started Leading
• Terence V. Powderly took leadership in 1881

METHODS

• Boycotts against employes
• Strickes
• Arbitration

RESISTANCE

• Employes dispised them, even with their secrecy

SUCCESSES

• Had up to 700,000 members at one point
• Went against one of the most powerful corporations (carnage steel company)
• Lasted 14 years