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Gompers Recalls Labor Day Origins and Parade Roots
Samuel Gompers founder and president of the American Federation of Labor presents historical notes on Labor Day origin and adoption. He traces the idea to P. J. McGuire and the Central Labor Union of New York, detailing parades, picnics, and legislative steps leading to a nationwide holiday.
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Associated Press
Washington, D. C
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mr. Gompers
P. J. McGuire
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
Knights
New York City
Central Labor Union
Central Labor Union of
New York
United States
General Assembly
Knights of Labor
Federation
Schlosserer’s
Chicago
Ill
A. C. Cameron
Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly
W. J. Hammond
International Typographical Union
New Orleans
Columbus
Ohio
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District of Columbia
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Gompers
Marion
Agnes Nestor
The
Glove Workers
Agnes Burns
Women’s Union Labor League of New York
Frank Carrington
United Mine Workers of Illinois
Frank M. Morrison
Bloomington
Illinois