11-15-15 Founding of the A.F. of L. in 2:00

[Omaha Steve]

http://laborhistoryin2.podbean.com/e/november-15-founding-of-the-af-of-l/




November 15, 2015
On this day in Labor History the year was 1881. That was the day that trade unionists held the founding convention of the Federation of Trades and Labor Unions in Pittsburgh. This group later changed its name to the American Federation of Labor. During the 1880's it grew to replace the Knights of Labor as the most powerful labor union organization in the United States.

2:00 minute audio at link.