AFL-CIO

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AFL-CIO

abbr.
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AFL-CIO

abbreviation for
(Industrial Relations & HR Terms) 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
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AFL-CIO

or A.F.L.-C.I.O.,

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.
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Noun1.AFL-CIO - the largest federation of North American labor unions; formed in 1955
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
federation - an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
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Union commitment and participation in promoting and advocating jobs for people with disabilities is encouraged by adopted policy of the parent body, the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations AFL-CIO) as stated in the AFLCIO brochure, Working Together: The key to jobs for workers with disabilities, published and distributed to unions nationwide in 1988 and 1989.
Enlisting labor union participation to insure expanded employment options
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Justice on the job; perspectives on the erosion of collective bargaining in the United States

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