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  2. Knights of Labor - Wikipedia

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    The Knights of Labor (K of L), officially the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, was an American labor federation that was active in the late 19th century, especially the 1880s. It operated in the United States as well in Canada, [ 1 ] and had chapters also in Great Britain and Australia. [ 2 ]

  3. Category:Knights of Labor people - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Knights of Labor people" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics; Cookie statement;

  4. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    Stephens (1821 - 1882) was a U.S. labor leader. He led nine Philadelphia garment workers to found the Knights of Labor in 1869, a more successful early national union. 1869 (United States) Uriah Smith Stephens organized a new union known as the Knights of Labor. [18] 1869 (United States) Collar Laundry Union Strike in Troy, New York. [18]

  5. John B. Rae - Wikipedia

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    John B. Rae (June 4, 1838 – May 24, 1922) was an American labor leader. He served as the president of the Knights of Labor Assembly 135, a coal miners' union. He and John McBride co-founded the United Mine Workers of America in 1890, and Rae served as the labor union's first president. Rae led national coal miners' strikes in 1890 and 1891 ...

  6. Category:Knights of Labor - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Knights of Labor" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. H. ... Code of Conduct;

  7. Uriah Smith Stephens - Wikipedia

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    Uriah Smith Stephens (August 3, 1821 – February 13, 1882) was an American labor leader. He was most notable for his leadership of nine Philadelphia garment workers in founding the Knights of Labor in 1869, a successful early American labor union.

  8. List of labor slogans - Wikipedia

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    Initially attributed to the Knights of Labor, the expression took the form "an injury to one is the concern of all." At the suggestion of David C. Coates, the Industrial Workers of the World at their founding convention in 1905 adopted a variation of the expression, rendered as "an injury to one is an injury to all." [1]

  9. Leonora Barry - Wikipedia

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    The Knights of Labor originally served as a secret organization for Philadelphia garment workers but was transformed into an association with the objective of promoting the labor reform movement from a uniform position. [5] Barry, who had been forced into factory labor because of economic necessity, represented the organization's ideal working ...