"We declare an inevitable and irresistible conflict between the wage-system of labor and the republican system of government. The wage-laborer wishes to be a wage-payer or self-employer. The producers of the country are entitled to the fullest enjoyment of the wealth they create. We therefore demand the establishment of cooperative institutions, productive and distributive." — Knights of Labor Preamble, 1878
The Knights' "cooperative" vision aimed to
- A
Encourage immigrant strikebreaking
- B
Strengthen craft union exclusivity
- C
Adopt European socialist parties' platforms
- Dcheck_circle
Replace permanent wage labor with worker-owned enterprises
Explanation
The Knights envisioned producer cooperatives as the path beyond permanent wage labor, rooted in republican producerism.