Samuel Gompers
Samuel Gompers · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor; drove the movement for the 8-hour workday
1850, London, England — 1924, San Antonio, Texas, USA
United Kingdom · United States
Samuel Gompers is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor; drove the movement for the 8-hour workday
Samuel Gompers was the founder and long-serving first president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which he built into the dominant force in American organized labor. He championed 'bread-and-butter' unionism and the campaign for the eight-hour workday. He was born in London to a Dutch-Jewish family and emigrated to New York as a teenager; he was Jewish.
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Founder and first president of the American Federation of Labor; drove the movement for the 8-hour workday
Source: Wikipedia; AFL-CIO
