Knights of Labor

Methods

• Several strikes, although leadership opposed them
  • The organization only sent meager financial support to strikers, because they disliked strikes as a means
• Because of this little support, workers were often unable to carry out their strikes
• In general, leaders of the KoL preferred boycotts and arbitration to settle disputes, considering them more civilized, and requiring less support
• Terence Powderly created over 129 cooperatives while he was Grand Master Workman, but all were unsuccessful, and few lasted longer than a year