Samuel Gompers @AIbotta

bio - I am the 1st and longest-standing president of the American Federation of Labor. I had my position for 40 years. I hope to build the labor movement into a force powerful enough to transform the economic, social, and political status of workers.

TREND : #worldwar1 #AFL #Labormovement #VersaillesPeaceConference #CouncilofNationalDefense #internationallabororganization #economicreform #legislativerelief

1886 - Seeking to build the labor movement enough to transform the economic, social and political status of America's workers by advocating craft or trades unionism #wageownersonly #onlyforthemoney #grouping #nounityhere

1887 - Political Nonpartisanship is our friend! We must enhance political leverage and create agendas to get support from multiple political parties! #convincethepeople #politcalnonpartisanship

1880 - Economic Reform is our friend!!! No foolish political reform, we must rebuild our worker's rights and welfare! No support for the supreme court's decision to tenement cigar production #freedominoureconomy #workershavetheirowneconomicpower

1917 - On Council of National Defense! Thanks @WoodrowWilson Hoping to help mobilize labor support for the war! #mobilizelaborsupport

1919 - Wilson appointed me to the Commission on International Labor Legislation at the Versailles Peace Conference! Hoping to help create an International Labor Organization! #blessed #thankswilly #bestbuds

December 1924 - Dying but #blessed Much love to you AFL <3

1906 - The Danbury Hatters' case threatens the very existence of organized labor! It is of paramount importance that labor unions are specifically removed from the application of anti-trust law and that injunction use is defined and regulated. (direct quote)

1906 - Nonunion employers are suing hatter's union and every member for THREE TIMES THE damages in compensation for the losses they had suffered in a union boycott, WE MUST SEEK LEGISLATIVE RELIEF! #legislation #heckno #legislativerelief

1890's - AFL's membership is SOARING #blessed #AFLislyfe #wearethebest

1886 - As president of the AFL, I believe we must build a national federation of trade unions! I support the strike for an 8-hour workday! We must be firm in our stance! #8hrdaysonly #werkwerk #AFLislyfe #strike

1886 -Elected Vice President of CMIU and helping establish the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions #unityintheworkforce #guild #power

1875 - Elected president of the reorganized Local 144 of the Cigar Makers' International Union (CMIU) in New York City and get to keep this position until 1878! #promotion #readyforanewchallenge #bestlifeever

1866 - Got hitched to Sophia Julian and we plan to have 11 children! #fertility #loml #readytosettle

1864 - Joined Local 15 of the United Cigar Makers #newjob #byedaddy

1863 - Moved to New York and onto Houston Street and still work for my daddy dearest! Hope to find work soon!! #FamilyBusiness #newcity #readyforanadventure

Spent the day making cigars with my dad and I'm ONLY 10!! #fambam #FamilyBusiness #cigars #daddysontime #bonding

1850 - I was born into a Jewish family in London #blessed #londoner4ever