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Samuel Gompers: a half century in labor's front rank
Irwin Yellowitz
Professor of history, The City College of the City University of
New York
'I want to live for one thing alone-to leave a better labor movement in America and in the world than I found it when I entered, as a boy...'. This article profiles the career of Samuel Gompers, recently elected to the Labor Hall of Fame.
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