If I went to work in a factory the first thing I would do is join a union.  - Franklin D. Roosevelt

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Preparing for the AFL-CIO Convention

May 1, 2009: Issues


NOTE: The language of the AFL-CIO Constitution: is legalistic, repetitive and sometimes hard to understand,, so we have  selected significant information and presented it in simple English.

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Declaration of Workers' Rights

February 20, 2009: Issues


To ensure that the rights of union members will be respected and adhered to, and that they will have a voice in determining the policies and practices of their organizations, we proclaim the following principles that we will rigorously enforce:

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