AFL-CIO, the Glossary
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.[1]
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99 relations: A. Philip Randolph Institute, AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union, Alan H. Shaw, Alliance for Retired Americans, American Federation of Labor, American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, American Rights at Work, Arlene Holt Baker, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, Associated Press, Bal Harbour, Florida, Barbara Easterling, Chicago Sun-Times, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, Coalition of Labor Union Women, Cold War, Congress of Industrial Organizations, De facto, Department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO, Directly affiliated local union, Eugene McCarthy, Fred Redmond, General Confederation of Labour (France), George Floyd protests, George Meany, Grassroots, Hubert Humphrey, Industrial Union Department, Industrial unionism, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, International Labor Communications Association, International Longshore and Warehouse Union, International Trade Union Confederation, International Union of Police Associations, Jobs with Justice, John Kerry, John Sweeney (labor leader), Labor and Working-Class History Association, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Labor Heritage Foundation, Labor history of the United States, Labor unions in the United States, Laborers' International Union of North America, Labour movement, Lane Kirkland, Liberalism in the United States, Linda Chavez-Thompson, ... Expand index (49 more) »
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- Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
A. Philip Randolph Institute
The A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) is an organization for African-American trade unionists, a constituency group of the AFL-CIO, that advocates social, labor, and economic change at the state and federal level, using legal and legislative means.
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AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union
The AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union is a multiple common bond, federally chartered credit union headquartered in Washington, D.C. The credit union was founded in 1952 for members of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and AFL–CIO Employees Federal Credit Union are AFL–CIO.
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Alan H. Shaw
Alan Howard Shaw is the president and chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern, a Class I railroad operating freight trains in the United States.
Alliance for Retired Americans
The Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization and nonpartisan organization of retired trade union members affiliated with the AFL-CIO, which founded it in 2001. AFL-CIO and Alliance for Retired Americans are AFL–CIO.
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American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and American Federation of Labor are AFL–CIO.
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American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States.
See AFL-CIO and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is the second largest teacher's labor union in America (the largest being the National Education Association). AFL-CIO and American Federation of Teachers are AFL–CIO.
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American Rights at Work
American Rights at Work (ARAW) was a U.S. self-described nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for workers and their right to form unions without interference.
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Arlene Holt Baker
Arlene Holt Baker (born 1951) is an American trade union activist and labor leader.
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Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
The Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) is a nonprofit organization of Asian-Pacific American trade union members affiliated with the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance are AFL–CIO.
See AFL-CIO and Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) is an American not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.
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Bal Harbour, Florida
Bal Harbour is a village in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
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Barbara Easterling
Barbara J. Easterling (born 1933) is an American former labor unionist.
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Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) is a nonprofit organization of African American trade union members affiliated with the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Coalition of Black Trade Unionists are AFL–CIO.
See AFL-CIO and Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
Coalition of Labor Union Women
The Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of trade union women affiliated with the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Coalition of Labor Union Women are AFL–CIO.
See AFL-CIO and Coalition of Labor Union Women
Cold War
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Congress of Industrial Organizations
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 to 1955. AFL-CIO and Congress of Industrial Organizations are AFL–CIO.
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De facto
De facto describes practices that exist in reality, regardless of whether they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms.
Department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO
The Department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO (DPE) is a semi-autonomous "trade" department of the AFL–CIO, and serves as an advocate for professional workers within the federation, and before legislative bodies, the press and the public. AFL-CIO and department for Professional Employees, AFL–CIO are AFL–CIO.
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Directly affiliated local union
A directly affiliated local union (DALU) or federal labor union is a US labor union that belongs to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) but is not a national union and is not entitled to the same rights and privileges within the Federation as national affiliates. AFL-CIO and directly affiliated local union are AFL–CIO.
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Eugene McCarthy
Eugene Joseph McCarthy (March 29, 1916December 10, 2005) was an American politician, writer, and academic from Minnesota.
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Fred Redmond
Frederick D. Redmond is an American labor union official.
General Confederation of Labour (France)
The General Confederation of Labour (Confédération Générale du Travail, CGT) is a national trade union center, founded in 1895 in the city of Limoges.
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George Floyd protests
The George Floyd protests were a series of riots and demonstrations against police brutality that began in Minneapolis in the United States on May 26, 2020.
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George Meany
William George Meany (August 16, 1894 – January 10, 1980) was an American labor union administrator for 57 years.
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one that uses the people in a given district, region or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.
Hubert Humphrey
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. (May 27, 1911 – January 13, 1978) was an American politician and statesman who served as the 38th vice president of the United States from 1965 to 1969.
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Industrial Union Department
The Industrial Union Department (IUD) was a division of the AFL-CIO, bringing together industrial unions. AFL-CIO and industrial Union Department are 1955 establishments in the United States and AFL–CIO.
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Industrial unionism
Industrial unionism is a trade union organising method through which all workers in the same industry are organized into the same union, regardless of skill or trade, thus giving workers in one industry, or in all industries, more leverage in bargaining and in strike situations.
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) is a labor union in the United States and Canada.
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International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union.
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International Labor Communications Association
The International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) is a professional organization for trade union publications and media production departments of national, regional and/or local affiliates of the AFL–CIO and Canadian Labour Congress. AFL-CIO and International Labor Communications Association are AFL–CIO and organizations established in 1955.
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International Longshore and Warehouse Union
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a labor union which primarily represents dock workers on the West Coast of the United States, Hawaii, and in British Columbia, Canada; on the East Coast, the dominant union is the International Longshoremen's Association.
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International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is the world's largest trade union federation.
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International Union of Police Associations
The International Union of Police Associations (IUPA) is a North American police union, and is chartered as a national union that represents law enforcement and support personnel with the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and International Union of Police Associations are AFL–CIO.
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Jobs with Justice
Jobs With Justice (JWJ) is a labor rights organization in the United States, focused on the vision that all workers should be able to collectively bargain.
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John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama.
John Sweeney (labor leader)
John Joseph Sweeney (May 5, 1934 – February 1, 2021) was an American labor leader who served as president of the AFL–CIO from 1995 to 2009.
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Labor and Working-Class History Association
The Labor and Working-Class History Association (LAWCHA) is a non-profit association of academics, educators, students, and labor movement and other activists that promotes research into and publication of materials on the history of the labor movement in North and South America.
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Labor Council for Latin American Advancement
The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan Latino organization affiliated with the AFL-CIO and the Change to Win federation. AFL-CIO and Labor Council for Latin American Advancement are AFL–CIO.
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Labor Heritage Foundation
The Labor Heritage Foundation is a non-profit organization which preserves and disseminates information and artifacts about the labor history of the United States.
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Labor history of the United States
The nature and power of organized labor in the United States is the outcome of historical tensions among counter-acting forces involving workplace rights, wages, working hours, political expression, labor laws, and other working conditions.
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Labor unions in the United States
Labor unions represent United States workers in many industries recognized under US labor law since the 1935 enactment of the National Labor Relations Act.
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Laborers' International Union of North America
The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, stylized as LiUNA!), often shortened to just the Laborers' Union, is an American and Canadian labor union formed in 1903. AFL-CIO and Laborers' International Union of North America are AFL–CIO.
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Labour movement
The labour movement is the collective organisation of working people to further their shared political and economic interests.
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Lane Kirkland
Joseph Lane Kirkland (March 12, 1922 – August 14, 1999) was an American labor union leader who served as President of the AFL–CIO from 1979 to 1995.
Liberalism in the United States
Liberalism in the United States is based on concepts of unalienable rights of the individual.
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Linda Chavez-Thompson
Linda Chavez-Thompson (born August 3, 1944)Franklin, "Labor's Message Heard in Clear New Voice," Chicago Tribune, October 30, 1995.
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List of labor unions in the United States
This is a list of labor unions in the United States.
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Liz Shuler
Elizabeth H. Shuler (born 1970) is an American labor activist and, since August 5, 2021, President of the AFL–CIO.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO
The Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO (MTD) is one of seven constitutionally-mandated departments of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO are AFL–CIO.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
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Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO is a trade department of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Metal Trades Department, AFL–CIO are AFL–CIO.
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Murder of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was murdered in Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer.
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National Day Laborer Organizing Network
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network (NDLON) is an American labor organization which aims at improving the lives of day laborers.
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National Labor College
The National Labor College was a college for union members and their families, union leaders and union staff in Silver Spring, Maryland. AFL-CIO and National Labor College are AFL–CIO.
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National trade union center
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country.
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New Deal coalition
The New Deal coalition was an American political coalition that supported the Democratic Party beginning in 1932.
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Nonprofit organization
A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, or simply a nonprofit (using the adjective as a noun), is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, as opposed to an entity that operates as a business aiming to generate a profit for its owners.
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Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States.
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North America's Building Trades Unions
The Building and Construction Trades Department, commonly known as North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU), is a trade department of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) with 14 affiliated labor unions in the building trades.
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Ohio Organizing Collaborative
The Ohio Organizing Collaborative (OOC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit statewide organization focused on uniting community organizers and organizing groups across Ohio with similar interests.
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OpenSecrets
OpenSecrets is a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. that tracks and publishes data on campaign finance and lobbying, including a revolving door database which documents the individuals who have worked in both the public sector and lobbying firms and may have conflicts of interest.
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Florida, United States.
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People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force
The People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force was a service branch of the People's Liberation Army that existed from December 2015 to April 2024.
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Precision railroading
Precision railroading or precision scheduled railroading (PSR) is a concept in freight railroad operations pioneered by E. Hunter Harrison in 1993, and adopted by nearly every North American Class I railroad.
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Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of president John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969.
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Pride at Work
Pride at Work (P@W) is an American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender group (LGBTQ+) of labor union activists affiliated with the AFL-CIO. AFL-CIO and Pride at Work are AFL–CIO.
Progressivism in the United States
Progressivism in the United States is a political philosophy and reform movement.
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Richard Trumka
Richard Louis Trumka (July 24, 1949 – August 5, 2021) was an American attorney and organized labor leader.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known by his initials RFK, was an American politician and lawyer.
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Service Employees International Union
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is a labor union representing almost 1.9 million workers in over 100 occupations in the United States and Canada. AFL-CIO and Service Employees International Union are 527 organizations.
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Solidarity Center
The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization aligned with the AFL–CIO labor federation. AFL-CIO and Solidarity Center are AFL–CIO.
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Strategic Organizing Center
The Strategic Organizing Center (SOC), formerly known as the Change to Win Federation (CtW), is a coalition of North American labor unions originally formed in 2005 as an alternative to the AFL–CIO.
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Tefere Gebre
Tefere Gebre is an Ethiopian-American labor and human rights activist, and the Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA.
The Nation
The Nation is a progressive American monthly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis.
The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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Thomas R. Donahue
Thomas Reilly Donahue Jr. (September 4, 1928 – February 18, 2023) was an American trade union leader who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1979 to 1995, interim president for several months in 1995, and was President Emeritus from 1996 until his death.
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Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA), was a proposed trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim economies: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States.
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Transportation Trades Department, AFL–CIO
The Transportation Trades Department, AFL–CIO (TTD) is a constitutionally mandated department of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Transportation Trades Department, AFL–CIO are AFL–CIO.
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Union Label Department, AFL–CIO
The Union Label and Service Trades Department, AFL–CIO was founded on April 12, 1909, to promote the products and services produced in America by trade union members—especially those products and services identified by a union label, shop card, store card and/or service button. AFL-CIO and union Label Department, AFL–CIO are AFL–CIO.
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UNITE HERE
UNITE HERE is a labor union in the United States and Canada with roughly 300,000 active members. AFL-CIO and UNITE HERE are AFL–CIO.
United Farm Workers
The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States.
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United Federation of Teachers
The United Federation of Teachers (UFT) is the labor union that represents most teachers in New York City public schools.
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United Food and Commercial Workers
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care. AFL-CIO and United Food and Commercial Workers are AFL–CIO.
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United Students Against Sweatshops
United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) is a student organization founded in 1998 with chapters at over 250 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
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University of Maryland Libraries
The University of Maryland Libraries is the largest university library system in the Washington D.C.–Baltimore area.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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William F. Schnitzler
William Frank Schnitzler (January 21, 1904 – June 17, 1983) was an American labor union leader.
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Workers United
Workers United is an American and Canadian labor union which represents about 86,000 workers in the apparel, textile, commercial laundry, distribution, food service, hospitality, fitness and non-profit industries.
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Workers' Force
The General Confederation of Labor - Workers' Force (Confédération Générale du Travail - Force Ouvrière, or simply Force Ouvrière, FO), is one of the five major union confederations in France.
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Working America
Working America is the political organizing arm of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Working America are AFL–CIO.
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Working for America Institute
The Working for America Institute (WAI) is a non-profit organization that is an allied organization of the AFL–CIO. AFL-CIO and Working for America Institute are AFL–CIO.
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2004 United States presidential election
The 2004 United States presidential election was the 55th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
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See also
527 organizations
- 527 organization
- AFL-CIO
- America Coming Together
- America Votes
- American Crossroads
- American Democracy Project (Florida group)
- American Freedom Campaign
- American Leadership Project
- American Solutions for Winning the Future
- Americans for Honesty on Issues
- California College Republicans
- Climate Hawks Vote
- Club for Growth
- Coalition for Progress
- College Republican National Committee
- College Republicans
- Congressional Equality Caucus
- Congressional Leadership Fund
- Demand Progress
- Democratic Governors Association
- EMILY's List
- Economic Freedom Fund
- Equality Hawaii
- GOPAC
- GOProud
- Joint Victory Campaign 2004
- LGBTQ Victory Fund
- League of Conservation Voters
- Let's Get to Work
- Majority Action
- Media Fund
- National Democratic Redistricting Committee
- New Democrat Network
- Our American Revival
- Progress for America
- Republican Attorneys General Association
- Republican Governors Association
- Republican Majority Issues Committee
- Secretary of State Project
- Service Employees International Union
- Sierra Club
- Sister District
- Swift Vets and POWs for Truth
- TestPAC
- Texans for Truth
- The Restoring Prosperity Fund
- Young Democrats of America
- Youth Political Awareness PAC
Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
- AFL–CIO
- AFL-CIO
- Antigua Workers' Union
- Antigua and Barbuda Public Service Association
- Canadian Labour Congress
- Confederation of Mexican Workers
- Ecuador Confederation of Free Trade Union Organizations
- General Confederation of Labour (Argentina)
- National Federation of Independent Unions
- Trade Union Confederation of the Americas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFL-CIO
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