Gompers

[ gom-perz ]

noun

1. Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.

Gompers

/ ˈɡɒmpəz /

noun

1. GompersSamuel18501924MUSEnglishPOLITICS: labour leader Samuel. 1850–1924, US labour leader, born in England; a founder of the American Federation of Labor and its president (1886–94; 1896–1924)

Example Sentences

Charter schools like Gompers have increasingly unionized their workforces in recent years.

From Voice of San Diego

Last January, Ashly McGlone wrote about the conflicts at Gompers and the teachers trying to push for a decertification vote.

From Voice of San Diego

The contentious push to unionize Gompers is part of a larger trend of charter schools in the region pushing to unionize.

From Voice of San Diego

Gompers’ teachers union faced trouble from its inception, as Ashly McGlone reported in early 2020.

From Voice of San Diego

And, anyway, what would it take to be a Samuel Gompers at Microsoft, Facebook, Oracle, Amazon, or Google?

From The Daily Beast

He seems like Samuel Gompers compared to Rauner who talks about Scott Walker as his model in governing.

From The Daily Beast

Gompers may have overstated the power of resistance of the unions, but their holding power upon the membership cannot be disputed.

From Project Gutenberg

President Gompers, however, issued a warning to all affiliated unions to keep out of partisan politics.

From Project Gutenberg

After a lengthy secret session the convention approved the conduct of Gompers.

From Project Gutenberg

Many trade union leaders who had been allied with the socialists now openly sided with Gompers.

From Project Gutenberg

Gompers was finally sentenced to imprisonment for thirty days and the other two defendants were fined $500 each.

From Project Gutenberg