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The Tension Between Large Landowners and Labor Organizations
The tension between large landowners and labor organizations like the Knights of Labor stemmed from the discrepancy in goals - large landowners who employed agricultural workers did not want to empower a labor organization that embraced all workers. This tension, along with the failure to fuse into a farmer-labor party, played a significant role in the ultimate demise of the Knights of Labor. Additionally, the 1880s saw an increase in radical ideas and major strikes, notably in 1885 and 1886, culminating in the strikes in Chicago in May 1886.