tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post2576390062138959799..comments2023-04-16T09:59:09.929-04:00Comments on American People I & II: Samuel Gomper's RealizationA. Mattsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846406918277186551.post-3920323232770988742008-09-11T18:05:00.000-04:002008-09-11T18:05:00.000-04:00A great post including a nice quotation and a good...A great post including a nice quotation and a good link.<BR/><BR/>Gompers was the father of the modern labor movement. He was not radical enough for some, but he must be given credit for founding the central instition of the labor movement: the AF of L. <BR/><BR/>"Pure and Simple" unionism or bread and butter unionism sacrificed revolutionary demands for concrete gains in salary, hours, working conditions and benefits for the working man. It was a pragmatic decision that narrowed the scope of what unions thought they could actually accomplish.A. Mattsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245371044449114621noreply@blogger.com