Monument Monday – Samuel Gompers Memorial Statue
Labor leader Samuel Gompers was the president of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), for 38 years, after he first founded the labor federation in 1886.
It consisted mostly of skilled labor craft unions. While active, the AFL fought for better pay, safer working conditions, and more worker or union control over jobs.
Early in its history, it help organize or fund new unions, including the United Brotherhood of Teamsters and American Federation of Musicians unions.
In 1955, the AFL merged with the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations), to form the AFL-CIO.
A total of 61 major unions are part …read more
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