the afl-cio is considered the federation of unions type of group.
the afl-cio is considered the federation of unions type of group.
the afl-cio is considered what type of group?
federation of unions
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the american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations (afl-cio) is the largest federation of unions in the united states. it is made up of fifty-five national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million active and retired workers. the afl-cio engages in substantial political spending and activism, typically in support of democrats and liberal or progressive policies.
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by the early 1950s, however, the disagreement over craft and industrial unionism had largely ceased to exist. in 1955, the afl and cio merged to forming a new entity known as the american federation of labor-congress of industrial organizations (afl-cio). over the next five decades, the afl-cio continued to gain and lose member unions. after a series of particularly divisive union raids on one another as well as repeated jurisdictional squabbles, the afl adopted article 20 of its constitution, which prevented its member unions from raiding one another—a policy retained in the afl-cio constitution. theoretically, violation of article 20 could lead to expulsion, but corruption soon became much more important than jurisdictional issues. after hearings by the senate select committee on improper activities in labor and management led to major revelations regarding the dominance of several afl-cio unions by organized crime, new rules were enacted by the afl-cio's executive council that provided for the removal of vice presidents engaged in corruption as well as the ejection of unions considered corrupt. the labor federation expelled the international brotherhood of teamsters on corruption charges on december 6, 1957.
list of unions affiliated with the afl–cio