Central Labor Union

The Central Labor Union of New York, Brooklyn, and New Jersey was an early trade union organization that later broke up into various locals, which are now AFL–CIO members. The establishment of the CLU predates the consolidation of New York City by nearly two decades and is best known as the organization that created the American Labor Day holiday.
The CLU was established in November 1881, to allow unions in the New York area to coordinate activities.

Politics

Closely linked to the Central Labor Union was the United Labor Party. Henry George was its Mayor of New York City in 1886 New [York City mayoral election|1886] but lost the race by a wide margin.