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AFL-CIO

AFL-CIO stands for "American Federation of Labor[?] and Congress of Industrial Organizations[?]". It is America's largest federation of trade unions. The AFL-CIO was formed in the 1930s when the AFL and CIO merged after a long estrangement.

See also: Labor union, labor movement.

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