The Development of Labor Unions

By summer1

  • The National Trades Union

    The first national union, The National Trades Union, was founded in 1834.

  • Commonwealth V. Hunt

    In the 1842 court case Commonwealth v. Hunt, a massachusetts courtruled that unions were legal.

  • AFL and CIO

    The AFL and CIO merged in 1955.

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