Working men and women attempt to fight back against poor working conditions by adopting some of the same tactics their employers use, repeatedly trying to organize themselves in order to force change. Some early unions like the Knights of Labor enjoy brief success in the 1870s and 1880s but lack the means to sustain their efforts in face of greater corporate power. The American Federation of Labor (AFL), a collection of trade unions, becomes the first permanent national union organization. The women's unions that tend to last begin around the turn of the century with the formation of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Immigrants are generally left out of the union movement.

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United States, worker attempts to organize, Knights of Labor, difficulties of early unions, corporate power, American Federation of Labor (AFL), women's unions, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, Immigrants and the union movement, Expansion of America's Industrial Economy

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