| 1. | The Knights of Labor sought to incorporate craft unions into the Knights.
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| 2. | Union organizing first arrived in the form of a skilled craft union.
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| 3. | Agitation was also occurring in Melbourne where the craft unions were more militant.
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| 4. | Seven craft unions directly represented about 8, 000 of New Bedford's textile workers.
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| 5. | The action of the Knights spurred the craft unions into action.
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| 6. | At first, it faced opposition from the established craft unions.
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| 7. | Even the newsboys unionized in 1892, followed by more organizing, mostly of craft unions.
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| 8. | Employers also find it easier to outsource the struck work of a craft union.
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| 9. | Thus, craft unions have been criticized as a labor elite.
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| 10. | A number of small craft unions were approached and these were found more than forthcoming.
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