Gompers
Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
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Charter schools like Gompers have increasingly unionized their workforces in recent years.
Morning Report: Union Gas Workers Wary of New Climate Plan | Voice of San Diego | September 8, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoLast January, Ashly McGlone wrote about the conflicts at Gompers and the teachers trying to push for a decertification vote.
Morning Report: Union Gas Workers Wary of New Climate Plan | Voice of San Diego | September 8, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThe contentious push to unionize Gompers is part of a larger trend of charter schools in the region pushing to unionize.
Morning Report: Coronado Circles the Wagons for Coaches | Voice of San Diego | July 13, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoGompers’ teachers union faced trouble from its inception, as Ashly McGlone reported in early 2020.
Morning Report: Coronado Circles the Wagons for Coaches | Voice of San Diego | July 13, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoAnd, anyway, what would it take to be a Samuel Gompers at Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle, Amazon, or Google?
Up To a Point: Robber Barons Make Way For Robber Nerds | P. J. O’Rourke | August 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He seems like Samuel Gompers compared to Rauner who talks about Scott Walker as his model in governing.
Illinois’s Mitt Romney Takes On Rod Blagojevich’s Successor | Ben Jacobs | March 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTGompers may have overstated the power of resistance of the unions, but their holding power upon the membership cannot be disputed.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanPresident Gompers, however, issued a warning to all affiliated unions to keep out of partisan politics.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanAfter a lengthy secret session the convention approved the conduct of Gompers.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanMany trade union leaders who had been allied with the socialists now openly sided with Gompers.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanGompers was finally sentenced to imprisonment for thirty days and the other two defendants were fined $500 each.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig Perlman
British Dictionary definitions for Gompers
/ (ˈɡɒmpəz) /
Samuel. 1850–1924, US labour leader, born in England; a founder of the American Federation of Labor and its president (1886–94; 1896–1924)
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