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The first labor union in the United States was the

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The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions was formed in 1881. This was the first organized labor union. Then the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was founded five years later. The AFL being one of the most well known labor unions in American history.
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The first labor union in the United States was the Knights of labor
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