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The [[American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations]] is a major labour federation in the United States. It was founded in 1955 with the merger of the [[American Federation of Labor|AFL]] and the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]].<ref>[http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/ About Us], AFL-CIO, accessed 18 March 2010.</ref> | The [[American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations]] is a major labour federation in the United States. It was founded in 1955 with the merger of the [[American Federation of Labor|AFL]] and the [[Congress of Industrial Organizations|CIO]].<ref>[http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/ About Us], AFL-CIO, accessed 18 March 2010.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==People== | ||
| + | ===Presidents=== | ||
| + | *[[George Meany]] | ||
| + | *[[Lane Kirkland]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas R. Donahue]] | ||
| + | *[[John J. Sweeney]] | ||
| + | *[[Richard Trumka]] | ||
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| + | ==Related Organisations== | ||
| + | *[[American Institute for Free Labor Development]] | ||
| + | *[[Asian American Free Labor Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[Free Trade Union Institute]] | ||
| + | *[[African-American Labor Center]] | ||
| + | *[[American Center for International Labor Solidarity]] | ||
==External Resources== | ==External Resources== | ||
| + | *Fred Hirsch, [http://archive.org/stream/AnAnalysisOfOurAfl-cioRoleInLatinAmericaOrUnderTheCoversWithThe/Hirsh3#page/n1/mode/2up An Analysis of Our AFL-CIO Role in Latin America or Under the Covers with the CIA], San Jose, California, 1974, archived at the Internet Archive | ||
| + | *[http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/1996/10/bg1094nbsp-from-meany-to-sweeney-labors From Meany to Sweeney: Labor's Leftward Tilt], [[Heritage Foundation]], 4 October 1996. | ||
*Kim Scipes, [http://www.monthlyreview.org/0505scipes.htm Labor Imperialism Redux?: The AFL-CIO's Foreign Policy Since 1995], Monthly Review, May 2005. | *Kim Scipes, [http://www.monthlyreview.org/0505scipes.htm Labor Imperialism Redux?: The AFL-CIO's Foreign Policy Since 1995], Monthly Review, May 2005. | ||
| + | *Tim Shorrock, [http://www.thenation.com/article/labors-cold-war# Labor's Cold War], ''The Nation'', 19 May 2003. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 14:57, 25 August 2014
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is a major labour federation in the United States. It was founded in 1955 with the merger of the AFL and the CIO.[1]
People
Presidents
Related Organisations
- American Institute for Free Labor Development
- Asian American Free Labor Institute
- Free Trade Union Institute
- African-American Labor Center
- American Center for International Labor Solidarity
External Resources
- Fred Hirsch, An Analysis of Our AFL-CIO Role in Latin America or Under the Covers with the CIA, San Jose, California, 1974, archived at the Internet Archive
- From Meany to Sweeney: Labor's Leftward Tilt, Heritage Foundation, 4 October 1996.
- Kim Scipes, Labor Imperialism Redux?: The AFL-CIO's Foreign Policy Since 1995, Monthly Review, May 2005.
- Tim Shorrock, Labor's Cold War, The Nation, 19 May 2003.
