The Secularization of the Utah Labor Movement BY J . K E N N E T H DAVIES
Blacksmiths, "The Sons of Vulcan," were among the first organized workers in Utah. Utah State Historical Society photograph, courtesy Salt L a k e T r i b u n e .
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JL H E MORMON PIONEERS OF 1847 brought with them from Nauvoo, Illinois, not only a strong religious faith but also experience with the budding unionism of that day, a development with its roots in the trade union movement of England and the northeastern states. A number of craft guilds for tailors, smiths, boot and harness makers, coopers, wagonDr. Davies is professor of economics at Brigham. Young University.
