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Creation of the AFL labor union...
Creation of the AFL labor union...
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December 12, 1886
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, December 12, 1886 The top of the ftpg. has a column headed: "THE AMERICAN FEDERATION" "No Peace With the Knights of Labor "Samuel Gompers Chosen President--the Constitution Opposed to Mr. Powderly's Order".
This reports the creating of The American Federation of Labor (AFL), one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by Samuel Gompers as a reorganization of its predecessor, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions. Gompers would remain president of the AFL until his death in 1924.
Included in the text is: "...The principal points in the new constitution are as follows:..." which has much text (see). This article takes most of the column.
Sixteen pages, toned throughout, somewhat fragile & should be handled with care.
Category: Post-Civil War
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