2.10 The Progressive Era, Immigration, Unions, and the Labor Movement by Brett Lutzke https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae Knights of Labor en-us 2021-06-29 14:51:38 UTC 2023-10-13 14:37:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1255718579/41945e3da1e5d71acf60e903507ae2a1/images__78_.jpeg Who were the Knights of Labor? blutzke0399 https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630228108 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.]]> 2021-06-29 14:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630228108 What did they do? blutzke0399 https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630231811 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.]]> 2021-06-29 14:56:22 UTC https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630231811 When did they come about? blutzke0399 https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630237488 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.]]> 2021-06-29 14:59:30 UTC https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630237488 Why did they start? blutzke0399 https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630241522 The group started because they wanted to end child labor and protect others from their employers]]> 2021-06-29 15:02:08 UTC https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630241522 Impact on Society blutzke0399 https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630245097 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.]]> 2021-06-29 15:04:38 UTC https://padlet.com/blutzke0399/1n2bz9ysblbpmfae/wish/1630245097