American Federation of Labor Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Economics
- Subcategories: Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Labor, Unions
- Curriculum: American History 1878-1900, Canadian History
- Geographical Location: Ohio
- Date: December 8, 1886
Article abstract: The first effective attempt to organize workers in skilled trades at a national level.
Summary of Event
All indices of industrial production in the United States in the closing decades of the nineteenth century revealed a tremendous rate of growth. Stimulated by the arrival of millions of immigrants, the U.S. population spiraled from fifty million in 1880 to seventy-six million by 1900. With great strides in scientific and technological development, new industries burgeoned with the production of electric lighting equipment, telephones,...
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