Why should people join knights of labor

The knights of labor began as a secret society of tailor in Philadelphia in 1869. The organization grew slowly during the hard years of the 1870s, but workers militancy rose toward the end of the decade, especially after the great railroad strike of 1877, and the Knights' membership rose with it. Grand Master  Workman Terence V. Powderly took office in 1879,and under his leadership the knight flourished; by 1886 the group had 700,000 members. Powderly dispensed with the earlier rules of secrecy and committed the organization to seeking the eight-hour day, abolition of child labor, equal pay for equal work, and political reforms including the graduated in come tax.

Ifeel like this means that we shouldn't just live for ourselves.also, we should respect others as well as people around us. it reveals that everyone should have equalized freedom, no matter their differences: races, cultures, skin color, etc,. we all deserve the same privileges.