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AFL-CIO

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AFL-CIO
abbr.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Noun1.AFL-CIO - the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
federation - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
Translations
AFL-CIO n abbr (US) (= American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) → confederación sindicalista
AFL-CIO n abbr (= American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) → confédération syndicale
AFL-CIO n abbr (= American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) → amerikanischer Gewerkschafts-Dachverband
AFL-CIO n abbr (= American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) → confederazione sindacale


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Her conservative views were no secret, but she knew many union presidents well: As president and CEO of United Way (1992-1996), she had worked closely with AFL-CIO president John Sweeney and then CWA president Morton Bahr.
And though both the AFL-CIO and CTW unions support the idea of organizing for quality jobs in the rapidly growing service sector, resources must be committed in order to have success, SEIU's track record of organizing 900,000 members in just 10 years has given the CTW credibility in the debate.
I have been a union labor lawyer for more than twenty five years and am troubled by both the recent split in the AFL-CIO and what appears to be the knee-jerk support of fellow progressives for the Change to Win movement ("Tiny Labor," by Barbara Ehrenreich, August issue).
 
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