1. American Federation of Labor and Knights of Labor By: Jacob Geller Eric Wertheim

2. Knights of Labor: Founded It was founded in 1869. It was founded by Frank Foster. It was founded after the Civil War because of bad working conditions. They picked up where the National Labor Union left off. It was made up of trades and industries.

3. Ideals In 1882 they began advocating for workers rights publicly. They were characterized by their lofty ideals and goals. Such As: – Higher wages – Shorter work days – Better working conditions They were characterized by their lofty ideals and goals. Motto: ‘An injury for one is an injury for all”

4. Members In 1886 they had 750,000 members. African Americans and women were allowed in the organization. The AFL stole many of their members.

5. American Federation of Labor: Founded It was founded by Samuel Gompers. It was founded in 1886. Gompers held the position for 38 years. It was a combination of national craft unions. It was an “aristocracy” of labor.

6. Ideals They had limited goals to what was achievable. They fought for: better wages, shorter hours, working conditions, right of collective bargaining, job ownership, immigration curbs, relief from technological unemployment, labor legislation, collaboration with members and creation of a union work place for its members.

7. Gompers “Of the working people, for the working people, by the working people.” Samuel Gompers to McClure’s Magazine He opposed radicals and theorists.

8. Members In 1901 they had 1 million members In 1917 they had 2.5 million members. In 1924 they had 3 million members. They became their own political party.