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The current President of the AFL-CIO is Richard L. Trumka.
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Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of the formation of labor unions.
The American Federation of Labor was founded in 1886 and led by Samuel Gompers. The union resulted when groups of disenfranchised craft workers from the Knights of Labor formed a new union. During the first half of the 20th century, the AFL was the largest labor union in the country.