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Florida AFL-CIO
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Florida AFL-CIO
Founded 1958
Members 500,000
Country United States
Head union Cynthia Hall, president
Affiliation AFL-CIO
Office location Tallahassee, Florida
Website www.flaflcio.org

Florida AFL-CIO is a statewide federation of labor unions in the state of Florida affiliated with the AFL-CIO. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL-CIO, is a National trade union center, the largest federation of The federation's membership consists of about 450 local unions from 41 international unions (or about 500,000 active and retired workers). The headquarters of the organization are located in Tallahassee, Florida.

The Florida AFL-CIO was formed in 1958 with the merger of the Florida American Federation of Labor and the Florida Congress of Industrial Organizations. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Federation of Labor (AFL was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States The Congress of Industrial Organizations, or CIO, proposed by John L

The federation engages in legislative and political work, labor movement advocacy, research, and member mobilization and education. In 2005, after the disaffiliation of several unions to the Change to Win Federation (CTW), the Florida AFL-CIO established the United Labor Lobby as a way for AFL-CIO and CTW unions to work together on legislative issues. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Change to Win Federation is a Coalition of American Labor unions originally formed in 2005 as an alternative to the AFL-CIO

The Florida AFL-CIO publishes a bi-weekly newspaper, "Solidarity in the Sunshine. "

The federation also hands out an "A. Philip Randolph Award" each year. Asa Philip Randolph ( April 15 1889 &ndash May 16 1979) was a prominent twentieth century African-American civil rights leader Individuals are nominated by a committee of the Florida AFL-CIO, and the prize awarded at the annual Florida Labor Hall of Fame Gala each odd-numbered year. There may be none or several award recipients in a given year.

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Structure

The Florida AFL-CIO is governed by its membership, meeting in convention every odd-numbered year. Members discuss, approve and implement the policies of the federation, and elect its officers.

Every other convention, the convention elects two executive officers, a president and secretary-treasurer. At every convention, the members elect 42 vice presidents. There are 17 vice presidents nominated from each district of the Florida AFL-CIO, 16 vice presidents nominated by member unions of the federation, five at-large vice presidents, and 4 "constituency group" vice presidents. [1] Between conventions, the two executive officers and 42 board members constitute an executive board which implements the policies of the Floriday AFL-CIO. In 2005, Florida AFL-CIO delegates re-elected Cynthia Hall, a member of the United Teachers of Dade, American Federation of Teachers, president. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cynthia Hall (born 1 April 1951 in Hinsdale Illinois) is an American model. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The American Federation of Teachers or AFT is an American labor union

In even-numbered years, the Florida AFL-CIO hosts a Committee on Political Education (COPE) Convention to endorse candidates, recommend legislative and ballot initiatives, establish positions on legislation and ballot iniviatives, and establish the organization's member political education and action efforts.

Local and regional affiliates

Central Labor Councils, or "CLC'S" as they are known within the labor community, act as a regional representative for union individuals, union affiliates, and the State Federation. Seen as a go between for specific interests such as representation and organization; Central Labor Councils arbitrate intermediary issues between members and affiliates, members and the State Federation, and affiliates and the State Federation. Their actions are no way intermediary, however. Often, CLC's are considered a review board of regional issues. See the Florida AFL-CIO Central Labor Council webpage for more information.


The Florida AFL-CIO has nine regional and/or local central labor councils (CLCs):

Notes

  1. ^ The four constituency groups of the Florida AFL-CIO are the the state chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute; the Florida statewide chapter of the Alliance For Retired Americans, the retiree organization sponsored by the national AFL-CIO; the state chapter of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, and the state chapter of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement. The A Philip Randolph Institute (APRI is an organization for African American Trade unionists The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU is a Nonprofit, Nonpartisan organization of African The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA is a nonprofit, Nonpartisan Latino

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