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The Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by a group of craft workers.
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Precipitated by bankruptcy of railroad investment firm of Jay Cook & Co., but deeper cause was the restrictive monetary policy of the U.S. Government.
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Became the major organizing body for skilled workers.
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Skilled artisans' jobs were eliminated by factories. New Technologies, new workers, and workplace reorganization accelerated this process.
