Samuel Gompers was the leader of the

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Samuel Gompers was the leader of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), which he founded in 1886. The AFL, unlike the Knights of Labor, focused on organizing skilled workers into separate craft unions rather than aiming to unite all workers into one massive union. Gompers believed in collective bargaining and the improvement of wages, hours, and working conditions through negotiation with employers. The Molly Maguires were a secret society of Irish miners in Pennsylvania in the late 19th century, while the American Railway Union and Congress of Industrial Organization were formed after Gompers' time.

Samuel Gompers Was the Leader of the