Chicago Federation of Labor
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The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is the central labor body for over 300 Chicago area unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO.
The CFL was formed in the late 1800s to strengthen the efforts of individual union locals by creating a unified voice for the city's labor movement. Its main objective is to uphold the labor rights of its union members and negotiate contract disputes on behalf of local unions. The labor body is also involved in political lobbying with other allied organizations (eg. Interfaith Committee on Worker Issues) and is active in Chicago's civic committees (composed of business and city leaders).
Under the leadership of John Fitzpatrick after World War I, the CFL was active in the formation of the short-lived Labor Party of the United States.
From 1926 through 1979, the Chicago Federation of Labor operated WCFL, as the "Voice of Labor" in the Midwest. [1]
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- ^ Godfried, Nathan (April 1, 1997). WCFL, Chicago's Voice of Labor, 1926-78. University of Illinois Press, 390. ISBN 0252022874.
