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How were the objectives of the American Federation of Labor different from those of the earlier National Labor Union and Knights of Labor.

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The American Federation of Labor was a craft union in which workers were organized according to their skill in a particular craft.

The National Labor Union and the Knights of Labor were industrial unions. Industrial unions include all workers from a specific industrial sector, regardless of skill.

The American Federation of Labor was created by craftsmen who fell unrepresented by the existing industrial labor unions at the time.

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