The Central Labor Union of New York, Brooklyn, and New Jersey was an early
trade union organization that later broke up into various locals, which are now
AFL–CIO members. The establishment of the CLU predates the consolidation of New York City (1897) by nearly two decades and is best known as the organization that created the American
Labor Day
Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United St ...
holiday. Organized in 1867, it later spread to
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The union was firmly Marxist in orientation and was the first integrated labor union in the United States.
Politics
Closely linked to the Central Labor Union was the United Labor Party.
Henry George was its
candidate for Mayor of New York City in 1886 but lost the race by a wide margin.
See also
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Knights of Labor
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May Day
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Peter J. McGuire, 19th century labor leader
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Bolton Hall (activist)
Bolton Hall (August 5, 1854 – December 10, 1938) was an American lawyer, author, and georgism activist who worked on behalf of the poor and started the back-to-the-land movement in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century.
Earl ...
, opposed War with Spain at Central Labor Union meeting
Defunct trade unions in the United States
Defunct American political movements
1867 establishments in the United States
1880s in the United States
Trade unions established in 1867
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