The National Labor Union or NLU began in 1866 with a purpose to organize skilled and unskilled labourers, farmers, and reformers into a coalition which would convince Congress into passing a law that would limit the workday to eight hours. About seventy-seven delegates attended the convention on May 11, 1869. It eventually dissolved in 1873, however without the NLU, many would be unaware of the labor issues and the labor reform would have a samll anount of supporters.                                                                          Nayaab Zindani

Souce: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/404992/National-Labor-Union

The Address made at the convention: http://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/iwma/documents/1869/us-labor.htm

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