Archive of Letters and Ephemera sent to his Wife, Gertrude Gleaves Gompers

by Samuel Gompers, né Gumpertz

$4,000 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

33 items and scrapbook. Very good, stored in archival box. Item #333237 As a young activist in the Cigarmakers International Union in the 1870s, Samuel Gompers began to work for the economic betterment of the working class, advocating for higher wages, better working conditions, shorter hours, and a range of benefits, from sick leave to unemployment insurance. Organization, cooperative action, political engagement, and collective bargaining, he

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