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2. Chicago Federation of Labor - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO, and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County. The labor body is also involved in political lobbying, often in alliance with other ...

3. Labor history of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The National Labor Union (NLU), founded in 1866, was the first national labor federation in the United States. It was dissolved in 1872. The regional Order of the Knights of St. Crispin was founded in the northeast in 1867 and claimed 50,000 members by 1870, by far the largest union in the country.

4. Pullman Strike - Wikipedia

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   The Pullman Strike was two interrelated strikes in 1894 that shaped national labor policy in the United States during a period of deep economic depression. First came a strike by the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman factory in Chicago in spring 1894. When it failed, the ARU launched a national boycott against all trains that ...

5. List of labor unions in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of labor unions in the United States. Unions exist to represent the interests of workers, who form the membership. Under US labor law, the National Labor Relations Act 1935 is the primary statute which gives US unions rights. The rights of members are governed by the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act 1959. List Below

6. Jobs report: US economy creates 187,000 new jobs in July as ...

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   The US labor market continues to cool. The US economy created 187,000 new jobs in July while the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.Economists had expected ...

7. Chicago flexes its labor muscle in the fight for the 2024 ...

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   Chicago is making an aggressive case to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Union leaders are arguing the state is more labor friendly than others. Chicago flexes its labor muscle in the ...