American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)
Women’s March Partner
Founded:
AFL – 1886
CIO – 1936
Merged into AFL-CIO in 1955
Founder: George Meany (president, 1955 – 1979)
Website: www.aflcio.org
Location: 815 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
Agenda:
- America’s largest labor federation, 55 unions covering 12.5 million people
- John Sweeney, a member of Democratic Socialists of America, president of AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009 was instrumental in transforming unionism into a progressive cause.
- Gives tens of millions of dollars to Democratic lawmakers and politicians who promote government expansion and higher taxes
- Is the main proponent of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would outlaw secret ballots in the process whereby workers decide whether or not to unionize
- Supports government-run, universal health care and the open-borders movement
Funding:
Membership dues, Royalties
2008 – 2016 federal grants: N/A
Key people:
John Sweeney (president 1997 – 2009)
Richard L. Trumka
President
Liz Shuler
Secretary-Treasurer
Tefere Gebre
Executive Vice President
