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The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of fifty-five national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million active and retired workers. The AFL–CIO engages in substantial political spending and activism, typically in support of Democrats and liberal or progressive policies.

The AFL–CIO was formed in 1955 when the AFL and the CIO merged after a long estrangement. Membership in the union peaked in 1979, when the AFL–CIO had nearly twenty million members. From 1955 until 2005, the AFL–CIO's member unions represented nearly all unionized workers in the United States. Several large unions split away from AFL–CIO and formed the rival Change to Win Federation in 2005, although a number of those unions have since re-affiliated. The largest unions currently in the AFL–CIO are the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) with approximately 1.7 million members and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), with approximately 1.4 million members.

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OLSEN Chris
OLSEN Chris

There is currently no beef

John Malkovich Wins Best Actor at Venice Film Festival Amid Oscar Buzz

MALKOVICH John
MALKOVICH John

I am humbled to be chosen for this award, which has been given to so many wonderful actors over the past 83 iterations of the Venice Film Festival

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KIMMEL James
KIMMEL James

This is yet another attack on free speech, something that has become all too familiar for us at the show, for us in the country

BBC Line of Duty star Martin Compston teases new series and says 'this is the end'

COMPSTON Martin
COMPSTON Martin

It's for Jed to say, it's not for me to say whether the show will ever end but I think it's fair to say that this is the end of the story arc that's been building since series one. Everything will come to a head on this one.

Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams Addresses Arya Stark Spinoff Rumors and Possible Return

WILLIAMS Margaret
WILLIAMS Margaret

I don’t know, really. She would have to be developed in some way because I feel like I’ve changed so much