This fourth volume of the Samuel Gompers Papers begins just after the close of the AFL's 1894 Denver convention. Covering a significant four-year period in the history of the United States-from the depths of economic depression to the Spanish-American War- this volume of the Samuel Gompers Papers explores the AFL's continued growth as an institution, illuminates the fierce struggle for power that accompanied that growth, and documents Samuel Gompers' role as leader of the federation.
This fourth volume of the Samuel Gompers Papers begins just after the close of the AFL's 1894 Denver convention. Covering a significant four-year peri...
Volume 11 of the "Samuel Gompers Papers "documents a pivotal moment in labor history, when the wartime promise of industrial democracy gave way to business as usual in the postwar world. Spanning a turbulent period of wildcat strikes, racial unrest, and political experimentation, this volume presents the efforts of Gompers and the AFL to defend collective bargaining, protect hard-won wartime gains, and advance labor's role as a partner in economic prosperity and social progress.
This indispensable volume includes such episodes as the Seattle General Strike, the 1919 coal and steel...
Volume 11 of the "Samuel Gompers Papers "documents a pivotal moment in labor history, when the wartime promise of industrial democracy gave way to ...
Still working hard in his seventies, Samuel Gompers gave no thought to retiring. But he faced a world of challenges in his final years as president of the American Federation of Labor. Ascendant Republicans were hostile. Conflicts over tactics and strategies divided the labor movement. And continuing unemployment kept the work force in check. Despite all this, Gompers "kept the faith," helping revitalize the AFL's nonpartisan political efforts, launching a campaign to organize women workers, and strengthening the Pan-American Federation of Labor. At the same time, he challenged government...
Still working hard in his seventies, Samuel Gompers gave no thought to retiring. But he faced a world of challenges in his final years as president...
Volume 10 of the "Samuel Gompers Papers" focuses on the AFL's struggle to serve the nation and the labour movement during the critical period when American neutrality gave way to war. Beginning with Gompers' last minute effort to persuade German workers to avoid war with the United States, it follows the labour movement's internal debate over the meaning of American participation and the Executive Council's pragmatic - and in some cases reluctant - pledge of support, offered just weeks before war was declared. This volume also charts the evolution of a new relation between organized labour...
Volume 10 of the "Samuel Gompers Papers" focuses on the AFL's struggle to serve the nation and the labour movement during the critical period when Ame...
