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  2. American Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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    The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO.It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual support and disappointed in the Knights of Labor.

  3. Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - Wikipedia

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    The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada (FOTLU) was a federation of labor unions created on November 15, 1881, at Turner Hall in Pittsburgh. [1] It changed its name to the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on December 8, 1886.

  4. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The American Federation of Labor union label, c. 1900 Samuel Gompers in 1894; he was the AFL leader 1886–1924. The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions began in 1881 under the leadership of Samuel Gompers. Like the National Labor Union, it was a federation of different unions and did not directly enroll workers. Its original goals ...

  5. Congress of Industrial Organizations - Wikipedia

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    The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. . Originally created in 1935 as a committee within the American Federation of Labor (AFL) by John L. Lewis, a leader of the United Mine Workers (UMW), and called the Committee for Industrial Orga

  6. Labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Most unions in the United States are aligned with one of two larger umbrella organizations: the AFL–CIO created in 1955, and the Change to Win Federation (Strategic Organizing Center or SOC) which split from the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) in 2005. Both advocate policies and legislation on ...

  7. Samuel Gompers - Wikipedia

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    He strongly opposed all immigration from Asia because it lowered wages and, in his judgement, represented an alien culture that could not be assimilated easily into that of the U.S. [26] Gompers bragged that the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (FOTLU), later renamed the American Federation of Labor (AFL), "was the first national ...

  8. World Confederation of Labour - Wikipedia

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    The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe.Fascist governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II.

  9. List of federations of trade unions - Wikipedia

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    Quebec Federation of Labour (FTQ) Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec: 70,000 (CSD) 175,000 (CSQ) 300,000 (CSN) 500,000 (FTQ) CSD CSQ CSN FTN United States American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) Change to Win Federation (CTW) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) 9,000,000+ (AFL ...