Which labor leader began the american federation of labor?
a) samuel gompers
b) terence v. powderly
c) eugene v. debs
d) uriah smith stephens

The labor leader who began the American Federation of Labor was a) Samuel Gompers. The American Federation of Labor was the first federation of labor unions in the United States and together with the Congress of Industrial Organizations, who they merged with, the American Federation of Labor is the longest lasting and most influential labor federation in the United States. Samuel Gompers was a labor union leader.

The answer is installation.