American Federation of Labor

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The American Federation of Labor was a major U.S. national federation of labor unions, founded in 1886, that focused on organizing skilled workers and advocating for practical economic gains through collective bargaining.

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instanceOf labor union federation
national trade union federation
trade union center
alternativeName AFL
country United States
dissolutionCause merger with Congress of Industrial Organizations
dissolved 1955
focus skilled workers
founded 1886
foundedBy Adolph Strasser
Samuel Gompers
foundingLocation Columbus, Ohio
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
historicalEra Gilded Age
New Deal era
linked to: New Deal

Progressive Era
ideology business unionism
craft unionism
influenced National Labor Relations Act
U.S. labor law
keyPerson George Meany
Samuel Gompers
William Green
leaderTitle president
membershipPeak over 4 million members
membershipType affiliated national and international unions
mergedInto AFL–CIO
mergedWith Congress of Industrial Organizations
linked to: AFL–CIO
notableAffiliatedUnion American Federation of Teachers
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
United Mine Workers of America
notablePresident George Meany
Samuel Gompers
William Green
opposedTo industrial unionism (in its early years)
socialist political parties
organizedEvent national labor conventions
politicalPosition anti-radical
reformist
predecessor Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
publication American Federationist
purpose collective bargaining
improvement of wages
improvement of working conditions
reduction of working hours
supported closed shop policies
collective bargaining agreements
use of strikes as economic weapon
supportedPolicy New Deal labor legislation

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Samuel Gompers employer American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers founded American Federation of Labor
Major League Baseball Players Association affiliation AFL–CIO
linked to: American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor predecessor Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
linked to: American Federation of Labor
Seventy Years of Life and Labor associatedWith American Federation of Labor
Taft–Hartley Act opposedBy American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor precededBy Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
subject linked to: AFL
linked to: American Federation of Labor
American Federationist publishedBy American Federation of Labor
American Federationist targetAudience American Federation of Labor members
linked to: American Federation of Labor
AFL–CIO foundedBy American Federation of Labor
AFL–CIO mergerOf American Federation of Labor
William Green employer American Federation of Labor
William Green memberOf American Federation of Labor
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union affiliation American Federation of Labor
George Meany memberOf American Federation of Labor
William Z. Foster memberOf American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis memberOf American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations opposedBy American Federation of Labor
Adolph Strasser associatedWith American Federation of Labor
Benjamin Gitlow memberOf American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters recognizedBy American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters affiliation American Federation of Labor
Teamsters affiliationHistory American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor replaced by American Federation of Labor
American labor movement hasOrganization American Federation of Labor