<P> Convinced that no accommodation with the leadership of the Knights of Labor was possible , the heads of the five labor organizations which issued the call for the April 1886 conference issued a new call for a convention to be held December 8 , 1886 in Columbus , Ohio in order to construct `` an American federation of alliance of all national and international trade unions . '' Forty - two delegates representing 13 national unions and various other local labor organizations responded to the call , agreeing to form themselves into an American Federation of Labor . </P>
<P> Convinced that no accommodation with the leadership of the Knights of Labor was possible , the heads of the five labor organizations which issued the call for the April 1886 conference issued a new call for a convention to be held December 8 , 1886 in Columbus , Ohio in order to construct `` an American federation of alliance of all national and international trade unions . '' Forty - two delegates representing 13 national unions and various other local labor organizations responded to the call , agreeing to form themselves into an American Federation of Labor . </P>
when did the american federation of labor start
when did the american federation of labor start
December 8 , 1886
December 8 , 1886