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Legal precedents. British unionism received its legal foundation in the Trade-Union Act of 1871. In the United States the same effect was achieved, albeit more slowly and uncertainly, by a series of court decisions that whittled away at the use of injunctions, conspiracy laws, and other devices against unions.
    The first labor union in the US, was founded in Philadelphia. It came to be when workers in Philadelphia organized the Carpenter's Company; consisting of a grou â¦ p of shoemakers. The nation's first union was formed in 1794.   The first labor union in the US, was founded in Philadelphia. It came to be when workers in Philadelphia organized the Carpenter's Company; consisting of a grou â¦ p of shoemakers. The nation's first union was formed in 1794.