On Mar 31, 2007, at 2:18 PM, Carl Remick wrote:
> Well, Wikipedia alone reveals many problematic details about
> Gompers, e.g.:
>
> * "Focused on higher wages and job security, he fought against
> socialism and the Socialist party."
>
> * "He enthusiastically supported the war effort in World War I ...."
>
> * "His philosophy of labor unions centered on economic ends for
> workers, such as higher wages, benefits, and job security. His goal
> was to achieve these without political action ...."
>
> * "Gompers viewed unions as simply the labor component of a
> business, neither superior nor inferior to the management structure."
>
> Whatever. As an organizer, the man was clearly a titan compared to
> the homunculi who run unions today.
Still, they're his lineal descendants, no?
Doug