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  2. American Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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    Samuel Gompers in the office of the American Federation of Labor, 1887. Convinced that no accommodation with the leadership of the Knights of Labor was possible, the heads of the five labor organizations which issued the call for the April 1886 conference issued a new call for a convention to be held December 8, 1886, in Columbus, Ohio, in order to construct "an American federation of alliance ...

  3. AFL-CIO - Wikipedia

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    The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 61 national and international unions, together representing nearly 15 million active and retired workers.

  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. Labor groups begin to unite behind Harris' campaign — but ...

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    On Monday, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the biggest federation of unions in the U.S. and a longtime supporter of President Joe Biden ...

  6. List of labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) American Federation of Teachers (AFT) American Postal Workers Union (APWU) American Radio Association (ARA) American Train Dispatchers Association (ATDA) Associated Actors and Artistes of America (4As) Actors' Equity Association (AEA) American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)

  7. Presidents from 6 labor unions throw support behind Kamala ...

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    Elizabeth H. Shuler, President of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) What role they play: ...

  8. 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.

  9. 30 Most Powerful Unions in America - AOL

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    Whether or not the union is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) was also provided as supplemental data. All data was collected and ...