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  2. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A plurality of Americans believed labor unions mostly helped state and local governments by a 47–45 margin. A plurality of Americans believed labor unions mostly hurt the US economy in general by a 49–45 margin. The majority of Americans believed labor unions mostly hurt workers who are not members of unions by a 56–34 margin.

  3. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Labor unions generally ignored government employees because they were controlled mostly by the patronage system used by the political parties before the arrival of civil service. Post Office workers did form unions. The National Association of Letter Carriers started in 1889 and grew quickly. By the mid-1960s it had 175,000 members in 6,400 ...

  4. National Labor Union - Wikipedia

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    The National Labor Union (NLU) followed the unsuccessful efforts of labor activists to form a national coalition of local trade unions. The NLU sought instead to bring together all of the national labor organizations in existence, as well as the "eight-hour leagues" established to press for the eight-hour day, to create a national federation that could press for labor reforms and help found ...

  5. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    National Trades' Union formed in New York when the New York General Trades' Union solicited labor organizations from around the country to send delegates to a national convention. [8] This union was the first attempt to create a national labor federation. [6] 1834 (United States) Lowell, Massachusetts Mill Women's Strike. [6] 1834 (United States)

  6. American League of Colored Laborers - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Ringgold Ward (pictured c. 1855) served as the union's first president.. On June 13, 1850, [7] in response to the difficulties faced by African Americans in joining existing labor unions and as part of a wave of efforts towards black economic self-sufficiency and cooperation, [8] [9] several noted social reformers and black activists met at the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion ...

  7. National Trades' Union - Wikipedia

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    The National Trades' Union (NTU) was the first federation of labor unions in the United States. It was established in 1834, but collapsed during the Panic of 1837 . History

  8. What a 'Love Is Blind' labor board filing means for ... - AOL

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    On Wednesday, a National Labor Relations Board complaint said participants should be considered employees. Here's what it means for reality workers' unionization efforts.

  9. Colored National Labor Union - Wikipedia

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    The CNLU, like other labor unions in the United States, was created with the goal of improving the working conditions and quality of life for its members. African Americans were excluded from some existing labor unions, such as when white workers formed the National Labor Union (NLU).