AFL-CIO. Information Department

The AFL-CIO Information Department coordinates and manages public relations and media outreach for the AFL-CIO. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the AFL-CIO produced their own sound recordings within the old Public Relations and Information Department. Sid Breckner was the recording engineer for the AFL-CIO throughout much of this period. In 1982, the Labor Institute for Public Affairs (LIPA) was formed and built a quality video studio in the AFL-CIO building. Since that time, much more of the AFL-CIO's media outreach has been done with video recordings. The lack of audio tapes after that point in this collection may signify little radio work was being done, or, that the material has yet to be moved to the archive.