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The Law on Strike

by Alex Prokofyev Posted on October 13, 2010

A year after World War I ended, massive strikes came underway. These resulted due to promises made during the war whether directly stated or indrectly, that gave the average worker hopes that things would get better once the war was … Continue reading →

Posted in October 12 Assignment, TV24 | Tagged AFL, Boston, Boston Police Strike, Progressive Era, strike | 2 Comments

Samuel Gompers

by rajdeep.singh1 Posted on September 28, 2010

Samuel Gompers (1850-1924), was the first and longest serving president of the American Federation of Labor. Because of him, the AFL grew from a regular union with only a membership of 50,000 in 1886, to the largest and most influential … Continue reading →

Posted in admin only: Featured, September 28 Assignment, TV24 | Tagged AFL, American Federation of Labor, labor, Samuel Gompers, Union | 7 Comments

A Workingman’s Hero

by debbie.chu Posted on September 27, 2010

Because of Samuel Gompers, his beliefs lead to the development of procedures of collective bargaining, which are negotiations between trade unions and employers to reach an agreement about working conditions. He helped found the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor … Continue reading →

Posted in KM24, September 28 Assignment | Tagged AFL, Labor Movement, Samuel Gompers | 4 Comments

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