In the United States, the term treaty is used in a more restricted legal sense than in international law. U.S. law distinguishes what it calls treaties from congressional-executive agreements and sole-executive agreements.
Knights of Labor (KOL) Knights of Labor (KOL), the first important national labour organization in the United States, founded in 1869. Named the Noble Order of the Knights of Labor by its first leader, Uriah Smith Stephens, it originated as a secret organization meant to protect its members from employer retaliations. Secrecy also gave the organization an emotional appeal. The organizationâs original platform was partly ideological.
The American Federation of Labor was founded in 1886 and led by  Samuel Gompers. The union resulted when groups of disenfranchised  craft workers from the Knights of Labor f â¦ ormed a new union.During  the first half of the 20th century, the AFL was the largest labor  union in the country.Donna Halper.he methods of the American Federation of Labor were boycotts and  strikes. They wanted higher wages and improvements in working  conditions including shorter work days.