Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records. undated, 1947-1982.

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Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records., undated, 1947-1982.

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Greater Hartford Labor Council, AFL-CIO Records. undated, 1947-1982.

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http://doddcenter.uconn.edu/asc/findaids/GHLC/MSS19830004.html

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The Greater Hartford Labor Council (GHLC) was formed in 1957. All local unions belonging to an international affiliated to the AFL-CIO or affiliated to the AFL-CIO directly are able to join the central labor body in their region upon payment of dues.

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Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6332251

Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Center.

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