AFL-CIO
Federation of American trade unions
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| January 2025 | Service Employees International Union (SEIU) rejoined the AFL-CIO. |
| May 9 2024 | AFL-CIO voiced opposition to an investor-led plan at Norfolk Southern Railway, supporting CEO Alan Shaw and criticizing proposed management changes ahead of the shareholder meeting. |
| 2021 | Fred Redmond becomes the secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, succeeding Liz Shuler. |
| 2021 | Liz Shuler becomes president of the AFL-CIO following the unexpected death of Richard Trumka, becoming the first woman to lead the federation. |
| May 31 2020 | During the George Floyd protests, the AFL-CIO offices in Washington, DC were set on fire. AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka condemned George Floyd's murder and the office destruction, but did not address demands to end the organization's affiliation with the International Union of Police Associations (IUPA). |
| 2013 | Tefere Gebre takes office as Executive Vice President of the AFL-CIO, continuing in this role until 2022. |
| August 2013 | The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO, citing issues with union solidarity, picket line crossing, and the federation's compromise on key policy reforms. |
| 2012 | AFL-CIO Executive Council holds its winter meeting in Orlando, Florida, after previously changing meeting locations from Bal Harbour. |
| 2010 | AFL-CIO conducted a massive voter mobilization campaign during midterm elections, sending 28.6 million pieces of mail, distributing slate cards with union endorsements, and deploying 100,000 volunteers to canvas 13 million union voters across 32 states. |
| August 13 2010 | Laborers' International Union of North America announced its intention to rejoin the AFL-CIO in October. |
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