AFL-CIO

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Example sentences from the Web for afl-cio

He named New Jersey Rep. Frank LoBiondo, who the AFL-CIO endorsed.

Women’s Groups Showing Labor Who’s the Boss Now |Eleanor Clift |August 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
These public-sector workers were members of divisions of the AFL-CIO and SEIU, respectively.

Why Progressives Shouldn’t Support Public Workers Unions |Dmitri Mehlhorn |July 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, these and other groups are in reality as closely tied to the Republican Party as the AFL-CIO is to the Democrats.

Why Hillary Clinton Should Go a-Knocking on Ralph Reed’s Door |Jeff Greenfield |June 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“With a Republican Senate, all kinds of things are going to reach his desk,” says Bill Samuel of the AFL-CIO.

Here’s What Happens When the GOP Takes Over the Senate |Michael Tomasky |April 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

The AFL-CIO has urged the president to pursue both options, as have La Raza and other pro-reform groups.

Boehner vs. The Base on Immigration |Patricia Murphy |April 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for afl-cio

AFL-CIO

abbreviation for

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: a federation of independent American trade unions formed by the union of these two groups in 1955

Cultural definitions for afl-cio

AFL-CIO

Abbreviation for the American Federation of Labor–Congress of Industrial Organizations, two groups that merged in 1955 to become the largest federation of labor unions in the United States. Member unions, including a variety of workers from machinists to musicians, make up over seventy percent of the unionized labor force in the United States.

notes for AFL-CIO

Though officially nonpartisan, the AFL-CIO has strong traditional ties with the Democratic party.

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