AFL-CIO

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AFL-CIO stands for "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations". It is America's largest federation of labor unions, made up of 61 national and international (i.e., including Canada) unions, together representing over 14 million workers. The AFL-CIO was formed in the 1955 when the AFL and CIO merged after a long estrangement.

In addition to the many unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO there is a community affiliate, Working America, which is open to non-union workers and retirees. Homepage of Working America

Contents 1 Presidents 2 Other Officers 3 External Link 3.1 References

Presidents

• George Meany (1955-1979)
• Lane Kirkland (1979-1995)
• Thomas R. Donahue (1995)
• John J. Sweeney (1995- )

Other Officers

• Executive Vice-President Linda Chavez-Thompson
• Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka

See also: Labor union, labor movement, List of U.S. trade unions.

External Link

• Official site

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References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "AFL-CIO" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL-CIO, used under the GNU Free Documentation License