Document 1: Call for a Conference of National and International Union Officers, April 26, 1886
Document 2: Call for a convention of All Trade Unions in the United States and Canada, November 10, 1886
Document 3: Philadelphia Press report on founding convention meeting, Dec. 10, 1886
Document 4: New-York Tribune report on Gompers' election as AFL president, Dec. 11, 1886