The Knights of Labor and the Haymarket Riot: The Fight for an Eight-Hour Workday
Author: Brexel, Bernadette
Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
5.3
Points
0.5
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
2601
Points per Word
0.000192
Page Count
32
Points per Page
0.015625
Description
This book describes labor unions, discussing their formation in the 1800s to ensure better working conditions for workers, and looks at the Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor, the first national union to help the working class.