They worked side by side, had the same interests and held similar political views. As the factory system grew, many specialized workers began to form guilds to protect their interests. The first union in America to hold regular meetings and collect dues was organized by Philadelphia shoemakers in 1792...
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Soon after, carpenters and leather workers in Boston and printers in New York also organized unions. Labor's 3. Members of a union would agree on the wages that they thought were fair, they pledged to stop working for employers who would not pay that amount. They also sought to force employers to hire only union members...
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