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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> |
==Support for Democrats and other organizations== | ==Support for Democrats and other organizations== | ||
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*http://www.aflcio.org/ Official Website | *http://www.aflcio.org/ Official Website | ||
*http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/unions/ Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO | *http://www.aflcio.org/aboutus/unions/ Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO | ||
[[Category:Labor Unions]] | [[Category:Labor Unions]] | ||
Revision as of 00:46, July 13, 2016
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