1. The American Federation of Labor is a federal organization of labor unions.

2. First and longest - serving president of the American Federation of Labor ( AFL ).

3. In 1886, the American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.

4. In 1886 it was reorganized and changed its name to the American Federation of Labor.

5. Gompers had risen from an apprentice cigar maker in New York City to become president of the American Federation of Labor, the country’s largest union organization.

6. Wagner, Alfred E. Smith and Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, headed the commission.