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AFL-CIO
LABOR UNION
Founded in 1955 with the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Today, 61 labor unions belong to the group.
Official Website:
http://www.afl-cio.org/
Location:
Washington, DC
Founding Date:
1955
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Alan S. Blinder |
Economist |
14-Oct-1945 |
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Vice Chairman, Federal Reserve |
| Peter J. Brennan |
Government |
24-May-1918 |
2-Oct-1996 |
US Secretary of Labor, 1973-75 |
| John Diebold |
Author |
8-Jun-1926 |
26-Dec-2005 |
Advocate of automation |
| Mark T. Gaffney |
Labor Leader |
18-Oct-1955 |
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President, Michigan State AFL-CIO |
| Geoff Garin |
Business |
? |
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Pollster |
| Christopher Gersten |
Activist |
c. 1947 |
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Husband of Linda Chavez |
| Melissa Gilbert |
Actor |
8-May-1964 |
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Little House on the Prairie |
| Arthur J. Goldberg |
Judge |
8-Aug-1908 |
19-Jan-1990 |
Supreme Court Justice, 1962-65 |
| Orrin Hatch |
Politician |
22-Mar-1934 |
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US Senator from Utah |
| Denis M. Hughes |
Labor Leader |
c. 1951 |
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President of New York State AFL-CIO |
| Karen Ignagni |
Business |
c. 1953 |
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America's Health Insurance Plans PAC |
| Benjamin Todd Jealous |
Activist |
c. 1972 |
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President of the NAACP |
| Lane Kirkland |
Labor Leader |
12-Mar-1922 |
14-Aug-1999 |
AFL-CIO President, 1979-95 |
| Ted Kulongoski |
Politician |
5-Nov-1940 |
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Governor of Oregon, 2003-11 |
| Celinda Lake |
Government |
? |
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Lake Research Partners |
| George Meany |
Labor Leader |
16-Aug-1894 |
10-Jan-1980 |
AFL-CIO President, 1955-79 |
| Joseph G. Minish |
Politician |
1-Sep-1916 |
24-Nov-2007 |
Congressman from New Jersey, 1963-85 |
| Mark Pocan |
Politician |
14-Aug-1964 |
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Congressman, Wisconsin 2nd |
| A. Philip Randolph |
Activist |
15-Apr-1889 |
16-May-1979 |
20th century civil rights leader |
| Walter Reuther |
Labor Leader |
1-Sep-1907 |
9-May-1970 |
UAW and CIO labor leader |
| Albert Shanker |
Labor Leader |
14-Sep-1928 |
22-Feb-1997 |
American Federation of Teachers |
| Karen Silkwood |
Victim |
19-Feb-1946 |
13-Nov-1974 |
Nuclear whistleblower |
| John Sweeney |
Labor Leader |
5-May-1934 |
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President of the AFL-CIO, 1995-2009 |
| Richard Trumka |
Labor Leader |
24-Jul-1949 |
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AFL-CIO President |
| W. J. Usery |
Government |
21-Dec-1923 |
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US Secretary of Labor, 1976-77 |
| Randi Weingarten |
Labor Leader |
1957 |
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President, United Federation of Teachers |
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