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The Knights of Labor started in Philadelphia, by a group of garment cutters. This secret society expanded throughout the 1870s, aiming to organize all workers regardless of qualifications, gender or race.

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They were the first major labor organization in the United States. The Knights organized unskilled and skilled workers. They campaigned for an eight hour workday, and aspired to form a cooperative society in which laborers owned the industries in which they worked.

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The Knights of Labor began as a secret society of tailors in Philadelphia in 1869. The organization grew slowly during the hard years of the 1870's, but worker militancy rose toward the end of the decade, especially after the great railroad strike of 1877, and the Knights membership rose after the strike.

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The group started because they wanted to end child labor and protect others from their employers

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Several successful strikes during the mid 1880s led to the Knights of Labor's growth. As the strikes proved successful, more workers moved to the union movement. Due to the Knights of Labor's opposition to strikes, the organization experienced declining membership by the late 1880's and the early 1890's.