Question

When did the American Federation of Labor form a union that focused on skilled workers rather than the entire working class?

A. 1893
B. 1879
C. 1882
D. 1886

Answer 1

1886

A Union for the Skilled. In December of 1886, the same year the Knights of Labor was dealt its fatal blow at Haymarket Square, Gompers met with the leaders of other craft unions to form the American Federation of Labor. The A.F. of L.