Knights of Labor

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Knights of Labor

A labor union founded in 1869. It reached its heyday in the 1880s when its size overreached its capacity. It finally dissolved in 1949. The Knights pushed for an eight-hour work day and the abolition of child labor. Some of their affiliates were early adopters of desegregation. The Knights opposed socialism.

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No references found			Union strength isn't what it was -- but the Knights of Labor and so many of their successors can take pride in so much today's working families take for granted: a graduated income tax, child-labor laws, workplace-safety rules, even public education. OUR VIEW TODAY, GIVE THANKS TO LABOR'S TRAILBLAZERS by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM) This includes a look back at the Knights of Labor from whose strategies he sees lessons for today's unions. Unions' future in America by Wald, Michael / Monthly Labor Review The idea was the brainchild of Peter McGuire, leader of the Knights of Labor. NATION CELEBRATES DIGNITY OF LABOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			Kiddie Tax Kidnap-Ransom Insurance Kigyou Touji Kijikamono Kijikasai Kill Killer Application Killer Bee Killer Bees Killing Kimberley Process Kin'yuu Sakimon Kink kiosk kit homes Kiting Kitoku Kenieki KLCE Klinger Oscillator KLOFFE KLSE KM KMF KN Kneecapping Knights of Labor Knock-In Option Knock-Out Option Know Your Client Know Your Customer Know-Your-Customer Rule Knox v. Lee KOBACO Kobo Kofi Annan Kokusai Sakimono Kokusai Zaimu Houkou Kijun Kommanditgesellschaft Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien Konbaajon Fakutaa Koncernregnskaber Kondratieff Wave Kondratiev Wave Kone Konkurrenz Konkurs Kontango Konto Kontoauszug Kontostand Kontrakt			knights marshal Knights Militant Knights Militant Knights Militant Knights of Calatrava Knights of Colombus Knights of Columba Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus Knights of Columbus Fraternal Association of the Philippines, Inc. Knights of Columbus Hall Knights of Columbus of Virginia Assistance for the Retarded Knights of Cydonia Knights of Cygnus Knights of Dark Renown Knights of Darkness Knights of Earth Knights of Ecor Rouge Knights of Fire Knights of Freedom Knights of Freemasonry Universal Knights of Glory Knights of Glory and Beer Knights of Hells Fire Knights of Holy Justice Knights of Honour Knights of Jerusalem Knights of Labor Knights of Labour Knights of Labour Knights of Labour Knights of Malta Knights of Malta Knights of Maple Knights of Middle Earth Knights of Minas Tirith Knights of Myth Drannor Knights of Pythagoras Mentoring Network Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias Knights of Rizal Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights of Siberys Knights of Solamnia Knights of St. Andrew Knights of St. Columba Knights of St. George Knights of St. Ignatius Knights of St. John Knights of St. John International Knights of St. Joseph Knights of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem Knights of St. Martin Knights of St. Patrick Knights of St. Thomas Knights of the Abyss

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