American Federation of Labour

American Federation of Labor

Federation of North American trade unions, representing through 68 affiliated unions, 13 million workers, or about 14% of the workforce in North America (2000).

The AFL was founded 1886 by Samuel Gompers and was initially a union of skilled craftworkers. The CIO, representing unskilled workers, broke away from the AFL in the mid-1930s. A merger reunited them in 1955, bringing most unions into the national federation. In 1995 John Sweeney became the leader of the AFL–CIO.

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AFL - CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations Dubinsky, David Frey, John Goldberg, Arthur J Gompers, Samuel Green, William Hutcheson, William Kirkland, Lane labor union Labor, Knights of Lewis, John L Meany, George O'Sullivan, Mary Kenney Powderly, Terence Randolph, Asa Philip Reuther, Walter Philip trade unionism, international United States: history 1877 - 1918	The threat is serious enough for Brendan Barber, the TUC general secretary, and Stewart Acuff, director of organising at the TUC's American equivalent, the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO), to have announced this month that the two organisations were joining forces to "thwart employer efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to demonise trade unions and scare employees from joining up". Divide and rule by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk In the US the American Federation of Labour and Congress of International Organizations (AFL-CIO) campaigns for legalization and rights of undocumented immigrant workers as does the Service Employees International Union and United Farm Workers. Act & Resist by New Internationalist The government of Mauritius has been warned that if working conditions do not improve in the EPZs, the American Federation of Labour and European trade unions might launch world-wide campaigns to alert consumers about the unacceptable working conditions. 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AFL - CIO
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Dubinsky, David
Frey, John
Goldberg, Arthur J
Gompers, Samuel
Green, William
Hutcheson, William
Kirkland, Lane
labor union
Labor, Knights of
Lewis, John L
Meany, George
O'Sullivan, Mary Kenney
Powderly, Terence
Randolph, Asa Philip
Reuther, Walter Philip
trade unionism, international
United States: history 1877 - 1918

The threat is serious enough for Brendan Barber, the TUC general secretary, and Stewart Acuff, director of organising at the TUC's American equivalent, the American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO), to have announced this month that the two organisations were joining forces to "thwart employer efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to demonise trade unions and scare employees from joining up".

Divide and rule by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

In the US the American Federation of Labour and Congress of International Organizations (AFL-CIO) campaigns for legalization and rights of undocumented immigrant workers as does the Service Employees International Union and United Farm Workers.

Act & Resist by New Internationalist

The government of Mauritius has been warned that if working conditions do not improve in the EPZs, the American Federation of Labour and European trade unions might launch world-wide campaigns to alert consumers about the unacceptable working conditions.

Trade unions bite back by Misser, Francois / African Business

Amendment, Twenty-First

Amendment, Twenty-Fourth

Amendment, Twenty-Second

Amendment, Twenty-Seventh

Amendment, Twenty-Sixth

Amendment, Twenty-Third