Today in History
27 January 2010
January 27, 1850 - Samuel Gompers, the first president of the American Federation of Labor, was born in London, England. He emigrated to the United States as a youth. A cigarmaker by trade, Gompers received some of the education that shaped his approach to unionism through his work on the shop floor, including being a "reader" to other cigarmakers as they worked.
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