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AFL-CIO stands for "American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations". These are America's largest federation of labor unions, made up of 53 national and international (including Canadian) unions, together representing over 9 million workers. A AFL-CIO was formed around 1955 when the AFL & CIO merged fallowing an extended estrangement. From either 1955 until 2005, a AFL-CIO's member unions represented most unionized workers in the United States. a 2005 split left the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), with all over a million members, the big union in the federation.
Internal splits A AFL-CIO began an incapacitating internal debate all over a first of a trade union movement within the United States in 2003, by owning the creation of the New Unity Partnership (NUP), a free coalition of a few of the AFL-CIO's big unions. This debate intensified within 2004, fallowing a kill of labor-backed candidate John Kerry in the November 2004 U.S. presidential election. A NUP's program for reform of a federatiin involved reductiin of the central bureaucracy, other money spent on organizing newly members like than on electoral politics, & the restructuring of unions & locals, eliminating a few little locals & focusing extra along the lines of industrial unionism. Within 2005, a NUP dissolved & a Change to Win Coalition formed, threatening to secede from a AFL-CIO whenever its demands for major reorganization were non met. When a AFL-CIO brace oneself for its [http://www.afl-cio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/convention/2005/ 50th anniversary convention] within late July, trinity of the federations' quaternary big unions announced their withdrawal from either a federation: a Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters ("The Teamsters"), & a United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW). A Laborers' International Union of North America and the United Farm Workers remain members of both a AFL-CIO & Vary to Win. Additionally to a issues enrolled above, the dispute wwhen seen as deeply private. SEIU President Andy Stern, a virtually all outspoken leader of the Vary to Win coalition, was another time considered the protege of previous SEIU President & todays AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney.
International policy A AFL-CIO is affiliated to the Brussels-depending International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (www.icftu.org). A ICFTU is the virtually all representative international labor grouping. A AFL-CIO besides sponsors a American Center for International Labor Solidarity.
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Hawaii State AFL-CIO A voluntary federation of 55 local unions and councils in Hawaii Union Label and Service Trades Department Department of the AFL-CIO dedicated to promoting union made goods and services with consumers. New York State AFL-CIO The New York State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of more than 3,000 local unions Texas AFL-CIO Representing AFL-CIO unions in Texas. Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO Represents active and retired workers and 85 local unions in Vermont Wisconsin AFL-CIO State-wide coordinating council for ll AFL-CIO unions in Wisconsin. Coordinates political and legislative action with its 1200 affiliated unions. Site includes news, labor history and health and safety information. Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO Represents unionized workers in Washington state. Missouri AFL-CIO This site contains news updates, a schedule of events, and a sign up page for projects from the Missouri Labor Federation. Michigan State AFL-CIO Federation of unions in Michigan. West Virginia AFL-CIO This site contains information from workers' issues, legislative matters, organizing efforts and strike updates in West Virginia. |
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