american federation of labor

     

The American Feeration of Labor (AFL) was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by Samuel Gompers as a reorganization of its predecessor, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions. Gompers was the president of the AFL until his death in 1924.

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  • Samuel Gompers became the first president of this organization, also known as the AFL, in 1886
  • CIO partner:AFL
  • AFL-CIO stands for this & the Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Samuel Gompers, a main founder of this "American" workers' group, was born in England

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