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by: Simone Colwill
"The man who has millions will want every thing he can lay his hands on and then raise his voice against the poor devil who wants ten cents more a day." -Samuel Gompers
- In 1875, elected president of Cigarmakers' International Union Local 144
- After financial crisis in 1877, worked to rebuild the Cigarmakers' Union and begin out of work benefits (sick benefits and death benefits)
- I was elected president of the American Federation of Labor and i held my position for almost 40 years
- Born on January 27th, 1850 in London
- Born into Jewish family and went to a Jewish school
- Pulled out of school at age 10 and sent to go work in a factory
- Continued to attend night school
- From the beginning I wanted to begin unions that supported all of my principles
- In the 1890's the AFL's membership peaked more than it had in all the history of the US union movement
- Tried not to get political, but many anti-union acts stopped the quickly growing AFL
- Immigrated to America in 1863, lived in New York
- Father was involved in the cigar making business
- created a debate club in my teens
- Became involved in the Cigarmakers' Local Union
- Married a co-worker at age 17
- Moved to a different Cigar making company operated by Germans in 1873
- Simple unionism that believes that the best way to secure workers rights is economic reform
- Avoid being political
- Craft or trade unionism (unifying workers by class or skill)
- Encouraged "political nonpartisanship", having an independent political agenda
- Workers should have their own power in their economics and it should not be open to take away
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Mar. 2013. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.
- In order to secure the rights of the laborers, AFL worked hard to make sure that union members were getting elected in political positions
- After WWI, appointed to the Commission on International Labor Legislation, helped create the International Labor Organization, union memberships were in the millions
"Samuel Gompers (1850 - 1924)." AFL-CIO. America's
Unions, n.d. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.
Duffy, Michael. "Primary Documents." First World War.com.
Firstworldwar.com, 22 Aug. 2009. Web. 05 Oct. 2016.