American Federation of Labor

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August 31, 2024 4 min read Definitions

American Federation of Labor (AFL): An Older Union that Focused on Craft Unionism

History Social Sciences American Federation of Labor AFL Craft Unionism Labor Movement Industrial Unions U.S. History

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in 1886 by disaffected members of the Knights of Labor, a national labor union. The AFL was the largest union grouping in the United States for the first half of the 20th century, even after the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). The federation was founded and dominated by craft unions throughout its first half-century.

August 25, 2024 3 min read Definitions

AFL-CIO: Voluntary Federation of Labor Unions

Labor Unions History Social Sciences AFL-CIO American Federation of Labor Congress of Industrial Organizations Labor History Workers' Rights

The AFL-CIO is a voluntary federation of 57 national and international labor unions created in 1955 by the merger of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO).