The problem, of course, is that eating a lot of junk food has consequences. The act of eating Cheetos may be purely pleasurable, but the feeling you get when you realize you've just eaten an entire bag of cheesy orange puffs is less so.
The goals of the Knights of Labor mirrored the main concerns of workers across the U.S. The union fought for the regulation of working hours, and especially championed the eight-hour day. They addressed the deskilling of labor that rendered workers powerless on the job.
Radical ideas. The Knights of Labor was founded in Philadelphia in 1869 by Uriah H. Stevens and and six other tailors. It was initially structured along the lines of a secret society in order to protect its members from company thugs.