Samuel Gompers Papers, Volume 12

The Last Years, 1922-24

Autor: Samuel Gompers

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Still working hard in his seventies, Samuel Gompers gave no thought to retiring. But he faced a worl...

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Autor

Samuel Gompers

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engleză

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Carte - Copertă tare

Publicat

2011

Pagini

688

EAN

9780252035357

ISBN

0252035356

Enbook ID

04868215

Editura

University of Illinois Press

Greutate

1101

Dimensiuni

156 x 235 x 48

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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 labour movement. And continuing unemployment kept the workforce 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 agencies like the Railroad Labor Board and continued his efforts to abolish child labor and fight labour injunctions. Although historians often assess these years as the most conservative and least productive period of Gompers's life, this final volume of the Samuel Gompers Papers demonstrates that even in this tumultuous time he continued his forward-looking leadership of the labor movement and retained his keen sense of judgment. Peter J. Albert and Grace Paladino are co-directors of the Samuel Gompers Papers and members of the history faculty at the University of Maryland. Peter J. Albert's other books include the fifteen-volume Perspectives on the American Revolution, co-edited with Ronald Hoffman. Grace Palladino's most recent book is Skilled Hands, Strong Spirits: A Century of Building Trades History.

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The Last Years, 1922-24

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