Records, 1907,1917,1934-2000.

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Records, 1907,1917,1934-2000.

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Correspondence, manuals, convention materials, records, photographs, audio and video tapes relating to the Iowa Federation of Labor. Primary topics include union organizing activities, strikes, agreements and conventions at the local, state and national levels; state and national political efforts; involvement in community service and social concerns; and efforts to promote education regarding labor issues. In addition to IFL and AFL-CIO, organizations of note include the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education; AFL-CIO Great Lakes Regional Council; the Democratic Party; and the University of Iowa Labor Center.

47 linear ft. (119 archives boxes)

Iowa State Historical Society

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Iowa State Historical Society

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AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education

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AFL-CIO

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The AFL and CIO merged in 1955 as an umbrella organization for skilled trade and industrial unions. Its regional office in Baltimore represented worker interests against this railroad merger. From the description of AFL-CIO response to merger of Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads, 1962-1963. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 238572652 Created by merger of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955. ...

University of Iowa. Labor Center.

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Democratic Party (Iowa)

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Democratic National Committee (U.S.)

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AFL-CIO. Great Lakes Regional Council

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The Iowa Federation of Labor (IFL), begun in 1892, was formed to act as a unified voice for labor concerns and organizations in Iowa. Chartered by the American Federation of Labor (AFL) in 1894, the organization underwent organizational changes which paralleled the AFL's split into 2 groups (the AFL and the CIO) and its eventual reunification as the AFL-CIO. The IFL's annual conventions serve as its governing body. The IFL has been politically active, pressing for legislation and political candi...