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The Central Labor Union of New York, Brooklyn, and New Jersey was an early
trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ...
organization that later broke up into various locals, which are now
AFL–CIO The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...
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 holiday. Organized in 1867, it later spread to
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. 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.
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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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May Day May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. Tr ...
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Peter J. McGuire Peter J. McGuire (July 6, 1852 – February 18, 1906) was an American labor leader of the nineteenth century. He co-founded the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in 1881 along with Gustav Luebkert and became one of the leading ...
, 19th century labor leader * Bolton Hall (activist), 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 {{US-trade-union-stub