1. Industrial Worker (1865–1900)
🔹 Labor Unions (expanded)
The Knights of Labor tried to unite both skilled and unskilled workers, which made them broad but also harder to organize effectively.
Their decline after the Haymarket Riot (1886) shows how quickly public opinion could turn against labor movements, weakening workers’ ability to push for change.
The AFL (Samuel Gompers) responded by narrowing its focus to skilled workers only, prioritizing practical gains like higher wages, shorter hour