Unions Must Not Be Outlawed Says Gompers in Defense of Labor
Samuel Gompers argues in The American Federationist that unions are voluntary associations for mutual aid and not trusts. He criticizes Sherman Act misuse against labor and urges Congress to amend or restore workers' rights, urging broad political action and continued mobilization to protect labor interests.
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Federationist
American Federation of Labor
Loewe Uo
Supreme Court
Congress
Prompe
Association of Human Beings For Education
Samuel Gompers
American Federationist
Gardner
Sywaker
Lab
Sam
Judiciary Committee
Hous
Oighbour
U.S. Treasury
Cleveland CF
Mind en Mine Explosion Claims and Law Debate
Letters discuss a Minden Mine No 5 explosion claim dated Dec 1 and deny formal reports while alleging coercive mining laws in West Virginia. The writer cites sections of mining laws on organization, accidents, and inexperienced workers, and criticizes Congress on labor and tariff issues with political commentary on bills and figures.
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Lavon Alous
Charleston
W. Va
Wolfe
Pocahontas Consutidatesl Coal Co
Axons
Minden
Dee. Ist
Wont Nia
Knights of Labor
Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company
Exratons
Parsons
West Virginia
New River
Wo. Larrinen
Fight for the Home and Child Labor Reform
A historic piece urging support for trades unions as champions of equal pay for women and a fight to protect children from factory tasks. It portrays labor as engaged in a quiet, sustained battle to educate public opinion and improve conditions for workers, women, and children, pleading for solidarity and patience with strikes.
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Tules
United States
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