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Labor movement grows as unions gain power and respect
The piece lauds the 1903 rise of organized labor led by the American Federation of Labor. It cites rapid membership growth from 1897 to 1903, the decline of the Knights of Labor, and new organizing efforts with 36 paid organizers and 1,100 district organizers. It notes strikes mostly flourish, wages and hours improve, and warns against graft while urging continued hard work and optimism.
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Trades Union Movement
American Federation of Labor
National Clearing House
American Trades Unions
Knights of Labor
Knights
Order
Great American Labor Organization
Frank Morrison
Morrison
Trades Unions
Great Labor Movement
Carroll D. Wright
United States Commissioner of Labor
Colonel Wright
New York
Labor