The AFL-CIO Legislation Department was an early committee established to administer AFL convention business, and increasingly gained an active role in the national lobby for the labor movement before Congress. This collection consists of legislative reference files of the AFL and the AFL-CIO. Major subjects include the workings of the office and legislative efforts at the congressional, state, and local level. Materials include include congressional correspondence, state and local central bodies correspondence, office memoranda, and staff working files.
