Changes

The '''AFL-CIO''' ([[American Federation of Labor]] and [[Congress of Industrial Organizations]]) is a [[liberal]] organization of 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 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>

As of 2024, 60 unions are members.  The two largest members (and, not surprisingly, the most liberal) are the [[American Federation of Teachers]] (AFT) and the [[AFSCME|American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]] (AFSCME).

As of 2024, 60 unions are members.  The two largest members (and, not surprisingly, the most liberal) are the [[American Federation of Teachers]] (AFT) and the [[AFSCME|American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]] (AFSCME).  Also, the players' unions of [[Major League Baseball]] and the [[National Football League]] are affiliated unions (the unions for the NBA and the NHL are not).

The claimed 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> However, the organization supports [[illegal alien]] workers who are employed in the place of American citizen workers.<ref>Munro, Neil (August 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/10/afl-cios-richard-trumka-supports-illegal-hiring-koch-foods-meat-packers/ AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka Supports Illegal Migrants Hired by Koch Foods’ Meat Packers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 10, 2019.</ref>

The claimed 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> However, the organization supports [[illegal alien]] workers who are employed in the place of American citizen workers.<ref>Munro, Neil (August 10, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/10/afl-cios-richard-trumka-supports-illegal-hiring-koch-foods-meat-packers/ AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka Supports Illegal Migrants Hired by Koch Foods’ Meat Packers]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved August 10, 2019.</ref>