Workshop

Artisans In the Industrial Age

By hernbrya

  • Knights of Labor is Founded

    Knights of Labor is Founded
    The Knights of Labor was founded in 1869 by a group of craft workers.

  • Severe depression begins

    Severe depression begins
    Precipitated by bankruptcy of railroad investment firm of Jay Cook & Co., but deeper cause was the restrictive monetary policy of the U.S. Government.

  • American Federation of Labor is Founded

    American Federation of Labor is Founded
    Became the major organizing body for skilled workers.

  • Deskilling of Workers

    Deskilling of Workers
    Skilled artisans' jobs were eliminated by factories. New Technologies, new workers, and workplace reorganization accelerated this process.