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  2. Samuel Gompers - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Gompers (né Gumpertz; January 27, 1850 – December 11, 1924) [1] [2] was a British-born American cigar maker, labor union leader and a key figure in American labor history. Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and served as the organization's president from 1886 to 1894, and from 1895 until his death in 1924.

  3. American Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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    It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor. Samuel Gompers was elected the full-time president at its founding convention and was re-elected every year except one until his death in 1924. He became the major spokesperson for the union movement.

  4. Cigar Makers' International Union - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Gompers, perennial President of the American Federation of Labor for more than three decades, was an important leader of the Cigar Makers' International Union. The first local Cigar Makers' Union was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1851 by craftsmen who were opposed to the importation of low-cost laborers from Germany. [1]

  5. The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment - AOL

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    The direness of the child labor situation prompted many individuals across the country to band together in support of a Child Labor Amendment. ... President Samuel Gompers wrote in 1922. Gompers ...

  6. Timeline of labour issues and events - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Gompers 1886 (United States) American Federation of Labor founded. Samuel Gompers served as first president. [20] Haymarket Flier Haymarket Riot The Haymarket Martyrs 4 May 1886 (United States) Anarchist rally lead to the Haymarket Riot in Chicago, Illinois, the origin of international May Day observances. [20] 22 November 1887 (United ...

  7. Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - Wikipedia

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    During the Long Depression of 1873-1878, the Knights of Labor emerged as a potent force for workers in the United States. [2] Many in the American labor movement, such as Samuel Gompers, sought to implement a 'New Unionism' program which would free unions from political affiliation and limit their goals to the day-to-day concerns of working people.

  8. Gompers v. United States - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Gompers was the first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), holding the office from 1886 to 1924. Gompers and two other labor leaders were convicted of violating an antiboycott injunction for running a notice in its magazine listing Buck's Stove & Range Company along with other companies under the heading "We Don't Patronize."

  9. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Federation of Labor union label, c. 1900 Samuel Gompers in 1894; he was the AFL leader 1886–1924. The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions began in 1881 under the leadership of Samuel Gompers. Like the National Labor Union, it was a federation of different unions and did not directly enroll workers. Its original goals ...