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The '''Labor Forward''' movement was an organizing program of the [[American Federation of Labor]] from roughly 1910 to 1920. The program, which took place in approximately 150 cities across the [[United States]], was designed to convince workers of the labor movement's commitment to [[Christianity|Christian]] ideals and labor-management cooperation.
The '''Labor Forward''' movement was an [[union organizing|organizing]] program of the [[American Federation of Labor]] from roughly 1910 to 1920. The program, which took place in approximately 150 cities across the [[United States]], was designed to convince workers of the labor movement's commitment to [[Christianity|Christian]] ideals and labor–management cooperation.


Although initial reports were that the program had generated large crowds and warm responses from employers, large numbers of new [[trade union]] members never appeared and the program was shut down.
Although initial reports were that the program had generated large crowds and warm responses from employers, large numbers of new [[trade union]] members never appeared and the program was shut down.


In some respects, the program is similar to the "Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/in the Minbar" program co-sponsored by the [[AFL-CIO]] and [[Interfaith Worker Justice]] in the 2000s.
In some respects, the program is similar to the "Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/in the Minbar" program co-sponsored by the [[AFL–CIO]] and [[Interfaith Worker Justice]] in the 2000s.


==References==
==References==
*Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth and Fones-Wolf, Kenneth. "Trade-Union Evangelism: Religion and the AFL in the Labor Forward Movement." ''Working-Class America: Essays on Labor, Community, and American Society.'' Michael H. Frisch and Daniel J. Walkowitz, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1983. ISBN 0-252-00954-1
*Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth and Fones-Wolf, Kenneth. "Trade-Union Evangelism: Religion and the AFL in the Labor Forward Movement". ''Working-Class America: Essays on Labor, Community, and American Society''. Michael H. Frisch and Daniel J. Walkowitz, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1983. ISBN 0-252-00954-1.
*''The Samuel Gompers Papers. Vol. 9: The American Federation of Labor at the Height of Progressivism.'' Peter J. Albert and Grace Palladino, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2003. ISBN 0-252-02755-8.
*''The Samuel Gompers Papers. Vol. 9: The American Federation of Labor at the Height of Progressivism''. Peter J. Albert and Grace Palladino, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2003. ISBN 0-252-02755-8.


[[Category:1910s in the United States]]
[[Category:American Federation of Labor]]
[[Category:American Federation of Labor]]



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Revision as of 06:13, 3 November 2016

The Labor Forward movement was an organizing program of the American Federation of Labor from roughly 1910 to 1920. The program, which took place in approximately 150 cities across the United States, was designed to convince workers of the labor movement's commitment to Christian ideals and labor–management cooperation.

Although initial reports were that the program had generated large crowds and warm responses from employers, large numbers of new trade union members never appeared and the program was shut down.

In some respects, the program is similar to the "Labor in the Pulpits/on the Bimah/in the Minbar" program co-sponsored by the AFL–CIO and Interfaith Worker Justice in the 2000s.

References

  • Fones-Wolf, Elizabeth and Fones-Wolf, Kenneth. "Trade-Union Evangelism: Religion and the AFL in the Labor Forward Movement". Working-Class America: Essays on Labor, Community, and American Society. Michael H. Frisch and Daniel J. Walkowitz, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1983. ISBN 0-252-00954-1.
  • The Samuel Gompers Papers. Vol. 9: The American Federation of Labor at the Height of Progressivism. Peter J. Albert and Grace Palladino, eds. Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 2003. ISBN 0-252-02755-8.