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The American Federation of Labor was founded in Ohio in 1886 by Samuel Gompers as a reorganization of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions.The AFL was a conservative union that stressed working conditions, trades, pay and control over jobs and made basic union causes more important than political goals. Members were taught to make their craft interest primary over those of other workers. Unlike other unions, the AFL saw the capitalist system and free enterprise as the path to better working conditions for labor and more respect for unionization.
The type of workers that were members of the American Federation of Labor were those from the craft unions, with each limited to the skilled workers in a single trade. The union later concentrated on the political protection for the union rather than looking for social change through the legislative action.
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African American workers joined Labor Unions.
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