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| − | The '''AFL-CIO''' (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is a [[liberal]] organization of 55 national and international [[labor union]]s. The AFL-CIO is a coalition partner of the liberal coalition [[America Votes]]. <ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref> | + | The '''AFL-CIO''' ([[American Federation of Labor]] and [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]]) is a [[liberal]] organization of 55 national and international [[labor union]]s. The AFL-CIO is a coalition partner of the liberal coalition [[America Votes]].<ref>[http://www.americavotes.org/site/partner_summaries/ America Votes - Partners]</ref> |
The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the United States. <ref>[http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/mission/ What We Stand for: Mission and Goals of the AFL-CIO]</ref> | The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the United States. <ref>[http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/thisistheaflcio/mission/ What We Stand for: Mission and Goals of the AFL-CIO]</ref> | ||
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It also supported the [[Occupy Wall Street]]-movement. | It also supported the [[Occupy Wall Street]]-movement. | ||
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* [[American labor unions]] | * [[American labor unions]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 03:18, November 7, 2015
The AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) is a liberal organization of 55 national and international labor unions. The AFL-CIO is a coalition partner of the liberal coalition America Votes.[1]
The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families—to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to the United States. [2]
Support for Democrats and other organizations
The AFL-CIO gives money directly to the Democrats and 527 liberal organizations. [3] It also supported the Occupy Wall Street-movement.
See also
References
External Links
- http://www.aflcio.org/ Official Website
- http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/unions/ Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO