The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 1: The Making of a Union Leader, 1850-86 (Volume 1)

Gompers, Samuel

Biographies & Memoirs

University of Illinois Press

HardcoverPublisher: University of Illinois Press (1986)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 0252011384ISBN-13: 978-0252011382

The Samuel Gompers papers

<div>"This collection belongs on &nbsp; the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove &nbsp; useful to scholars with related interests." &nbsp; -- Illinois Historical Journal &nbsp;</div>

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 2: The Early Years of the American Federation of Labor, 1887-90 (Volume 2)

Historical

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 3: Unrest and Depression, 1891-94 (Volume 3)

"This collection belongs on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove useful to scholars with related interests." -- Illinois Historical Journal

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 4: A National Labor Movement Takes Shape, 1895-98 (Volume 4)

Business & Money

Economics

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 5: An Expanding Movement at the Turn of the Century, 1898-1902 (Volume 5)

<div>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The saga of the nation's premier &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; labor leader continues as this multi-volume documentary history moves, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; with Volume 6, into the early years of the twentieth century. Fully annotated &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and thoroughly indexed, The American Federation of Labor and the Rise &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; of Progressivism, 1902-1906 provides the historical context often &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; missing in other works about that era. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; From early reviews: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "This collection belongs &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; prove useful to scholars with related interests." -- James Grossman, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Illinois Historical Review &nbsp;</div>

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 6: The American Federation of Labor and the Rise of Progressivism, 1902-6 (Volume 6)

History

Palladino, Grace

Kaufman, Stuart J.

Albert, Peter J.

Americas

      Looking around him in 1906, Samuel Gompers saw a labor movement beset         by opponents who, he said, "represent neither conscience nor humanity,         but rather greed and avarice." This installment in the multivolume         documentary history of the nation's premier labor leader spotlights a         pivotal period in the AFL's development.             "The editors have done their job well, succeeding admirably in their         aim of presenting a multidimensional portrait of Gompers and his era."                 -- Bernard Elbaum, Journal of Economic History       "A distinguished and invaluable collection." -- Bruce Laurie,         Industrial and Labor Relations Review       Supported by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission         and the University of Maryland at College Park  

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol. 7: The American Federation of Labor under Siege, 1906-9 (Volume 7)

Volume 10 of the Samuel Gompers Papers focuses on the AFL's struggle to serve the nation and the labor movement during the critical period when American neutrality gave way to war. Beginning with Gompers' last minute effort to persuade German workers to avoid war with the United States, it follows the labor movement's internal debate over the meaning of American participation and the Executive Council's pragmatic--and in some cases reluctant--pledge of support, offered just weeks before war was declared. This volume also charts the evolution of a new relation between organized labor and the federal government: Acknowledging organized labor's vital role in the war effort, government now supported labor-adjustment boards that upheld the eight-hour day, equal pay for equal work, and labor's right to organize and bargain collectively with employers. As organized labor's main spokesman in Washington, Gompers played a central role in the development of wartime labor policies, with an eye to increasing production, reducing industrial conflict, and advancing labor's wage and hour standards.

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Vol 10: The American Federation of Labor and the Great War, 1917-18 (Volume 10)

Volume 11 of the Samuel Gompers Papers documents a pivotal moment in labor history, when the wartime promise of industrial democracy gave way to business as usual in the postwar world. Spanning a turbulent period of wildcat strikes, racial unrest, and political experimentation, this volume presents the efforts of Gompers and the AFL to defend collective bargaining, protect hard-won wartime gains, and advance labor's role as a partner in economic prosperity and social progress.This indispensable volume includes such episodes as the Seattle General Strike, the 1919 coal and steel strikes, the rise of the "American" open-shop plan, and John L. Lewis's unsuccessful campaign to replace Gompers as AFL president. It also covers Gompers's participation in the Versailles Peace Conference, his involvement with anti-immigration legislation, the founding of the AFL's Nonpartisan Political Campaign Committee, and the demands of black and women workers in the postwar era.

The Samuel Gompers Papers, Volume 11: The Postwar Years 1918-21 (Volume 11)

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