History of the AFL-CIO

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  • National Labor Union Founded

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    AFL-CIO Timeline

  • promote trade agreements with employers

  • Women's Trade Union League Formed at AFL Convention

  • AFL endorses Democrat William Jeniings Bryan for President

  • Samuel Gompers dies; William Green becomes new AFL President

  • Committee for Industrial Organzation (CIO) formed within the AFL

  • John L. Lewis resigns and Philip Murray becomes new CIO President

  • AFL and CIO merge; George Meany becomes President

  • Lane Kirkland elected President for AFL-CIO

  • AFL-CIO Executive Council calls for reform in immigration laws for undocumented workers

  • AFL-CIO endorses Sen. Barack Obama for U.S. President

  • The AFL-CIO hosts the “Next Up” Young Workers Summit in Washington, D.C., and establishes a national youth mobilization effort as a top priority.