Gompers
Americannoun
noun
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In December 1886, Samuel Gompers founded the American Federation of Labor, organizing only skilled workers and focusing on “pure and simple” unionism that rejected state intervention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
The AFL supported strikes, but Gompers preferred to avoid them.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
A mayoral SUV got a warning in May 2021 for driving 39 mph past Samuel Gompers Park.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2022
Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor and an advocate of making Labor Day a national celebration, lifted up freedom in a commentary on the holiday in 1910.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2021
A rising union man named Samuel Gompers stopped by Burnham’s office to discuss allegations that the exposition discriminated against union workers.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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