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American Federation of Labor (view source)
Revision as of 21:23, October 7, 2009
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After years of bitter rivalry the two re-united in 1955 as the [[AFL-CIO]]. Another split took place in 2006, as the AFL-CIO steadily lost membership and influence in the private sector. However it has gained in strength with the public sector unions, and continues to be an influential force for liberal policies inside the [[Democratic party]].
After years of bitter rivalry the two re-united in 1955 as the [[AFL-CIO]]. Another split took place in 2006, as the AFL-CIO steadily lost membership and influence in the private sector. However it has gained in strength with the public sector unions, and continues to be an influential force for liberal policies inside the [[Democratic party]].
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
see also [[CIO Bibliography]]
* Arnesen, Eric, ed. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History'' (2006), 2064pp; 650 articles by experts [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-U-S-Labor-Working-Class-History/dp/0415968267/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846620&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
* Arnesen, Eric, ed. ''Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor and Working-Class History'' (2006), 2064pp; 650 articles by experts [http://www.amazon.com/Encyclopedia-U-S-Labor-Working-Class-History/dp/0415968267/ref=sr_1_6/103-4827826-5463040?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194846620&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
* AFL, ''American Federation of Labor: History, Encyclopedia, Reference Book'' 1919 [http://books.google.com/books?id=L1oZhnUhxIoC&pg=PA1&dq=%22american+federation+of+labor%22&as_brr=1 online edition]
* AFL, ''American Federation of Labor: History, Encyclopedia, Reference Book'' 1919 [http://books.google.com/books?id=L1oZhnUhxIoC&pg=PA1&dq=%22american+federation+of+labor%22&as_brr=1 online edition]
* Gompers, Samuel. ''Seventy Years of Life and Labor: An Autobiography'' (1925) [http://www.questia.com/read/62031927 online edition]
* Gompers, Samuel. ''Seventy Years of Life and Labor: An Autobiography'' (1925) [http://www.questia.com/read/62031927 online edition]
==See also==
==See also==
* [[American labor unions]]
* [[American labor unions]]