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Samuel Gompers | |
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 Gompers c. 1910s | |
| 1st & 3rd President of the American Federation of Labor | |
| In office December 16, 1895 – December 11, 1924 | |
| Preceded by | John McBride |
| Succeeded by | William Green |
| In office December 8, 1886 – January 1, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | John McBride |
| 2nd & 5th President of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions | |
| In office December 13, 1885 – December 8, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | William McClelland |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| In office November 24, 1882 – August 24, 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Powers |
| Succeeded by | Patrick H. McLogan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Gompers January 27, 1850 Spitalfields, London, England |
| Died | December 11, 1924 (aged 74) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery |
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| Children | 12 |
| Occupation | Labor leader, cigar maker |
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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. He promoted harmony among the different craft unions that comprised the AFL, trying to minimize jurisdictional battles. He promoted thorough organization and collective bargaining in order to secure shorter hours and higher wages, which he considered the essential first steps to emancipating labor.
He was against the AFL member unions to take political action to "elect their friends" and "defeat their enemies". In politics he mostly supported Democrats, and occasionally local Republicans. He led the opposition to immigration from China.[3] During World War I, Gompers and the AFL energetically supported the war effort, attempting to avert strikes and boost morale while raising wage rates and expanding membership. He strongly opposed the antiwar labor groups, especially the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
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- ^ The Washington times (December 11, 1924). ""MOUNTAINS BRING ON HEART ATTACK"". Library of Congress. The Washington times. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Mann, Arthur (1953). "Gompers and the Irony of Racism". The Antioch Review. 13 (2): 203–214. doi:10.2307/4609631. ISSN 0003-5769. JSTOR 4609631. Archived from the original on May 8, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2021.