According to Samuel Gompers,the founder of the AFL,

A) unions should attempt to organize all workers.
B) labor should form a political party and run candidates for public office.
C) labor should seek government intervention in the labor-management relationship.
D) labor should concentrate on bread-and-butter issues.

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Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Samuel Gompers believed that unions should focus on bread-and-butter issues such as better wages, working conditions, and hours. He believed that unions should not involve themselves in politics and should instead concentrate on improving the lives of their members through collective bargaining with management. This approach became known as pure and simple unionism. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.

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