The Courier-Journal

This labor union started as a secret organization, and it has lessons for us today

Most Kentuckians probably have never heard of the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor. It wasn’t a fraternal organization like, say, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. It was 19th ...
The New York Times

WARRING ON THEIR FELLOWS.; HOW THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR DO BUSINESS.

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PBS

The Early Labor Movement

The industrial revolution stands out as a time of great prosperity and expansion as America entered the modern era. But what were the pitfalls of such rapid growth and who turned out to be the victims ...
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This day in history: Knights of Labor, first national labor union, founded

(WHSV) - Over 150 years ago on Dec. 9, 1869, the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the United States’ first major national labor union, was founded. Uriah Smith Stephens, a descendant of ...