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July 1989

Samuel Gompers: a half century in labor’s front rank

Irwin Yellowitz

'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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