Gompers

[ gom-perz ]

/ ˈgɒm pərz /

Samuel,1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.

Example sentences from the Web for gompers

The times were ripe for the opportunistic unionism of Gompers and the trade unionists.

A History of Trade Unionism in the United States |Selig Perlman
As Mr. Gompers has said, they want more, and more, and more.

War of the Classes |Jack London
I quite agree with Mr. Gompers that the wage level should not be lowered even if it could be.

Harper's Pictorial Library of the World War, Volume XII |Various
This programme was in a large measure the work of Gompers, who was a member of the Council.

The Armies of Labor |Samuel P. Orth

Mr. Gompers of the American Federation of Labor was next examined but refused to be sworn.

The Pullman Boycott |W. F. Burns

Gompers

/ (ˈɡɒmpəz) /

Samuel. 1850–1924, US labour leader, born in England; a founder of the American Federation of Labor and its president (1886–94; 1896–1924)