Labor Union Quiz – Flashcards
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Wobbies
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William Trautmann helped set up the original plan for this organization
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Trautmann
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He helped set up the original pan for the Wobbies
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Trautmann
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He would later join the yellow IWW which split off from the regular one and was headed by Daniel Deleon
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Yellow IWW
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headed by Daniel Deleon
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Deleon
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Headed the Yellow IWW
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Yellow IWW
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argued for direct Action because they thought that the regular version wasn't doing enough
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Trautmann
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He also led the 1909 pressed car steel strike
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Wobbies
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Ben Fletcher was an influential person in this organization
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Wobbies
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They performed "Free Speech fights"
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Free Speech Fights
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The Wobbies performed these events
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Free Speech Fights
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One led to the Everett Massacre
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Wobbies
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Donald McRae opened fire on a bunch of this organization's members and killed some of the workers on the steamship Verona
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Everett Massacre
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Donald McRae opened fire on a bunch of the Wobbies and killed some of the workers on the steamship Verona in this event
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Free Speech Fights
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The largest one of these was in San Diego
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Free Speech Fights
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Violence against one of these resulted in the tarring and feathering of Ben Reitmann
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Reitmann
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Tar and feathered in an attack against Free Speech Fights
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Wobbies
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Big Bill Haywood helped found this organization
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Haywood
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Helped found the Wobbies
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Haywood
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This man helped lead the 1912 Lawrence textile strike
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1912 Lawrence Textile Strike
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Better known as the bread and roses strike
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Haywood
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Was accused of murdering Idaho governor Frank Steunberg
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Haywood
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He was involved in the Colorado labor wars
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Haywood
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Was leader of WFM for a while or the western federation of miners
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Wobbies
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Eugene v Debs was also a founder of it
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Wobbies
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Mary Harris "mother"jones helped found it too
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Wobbies
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Motto was "a injury to one is a injury to all"
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Wobbies
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was notable for being apart of this labor union
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Wobbies
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Joe Hill was a songwriter who was a huge advocate of this organization
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Hill
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He was a songwriter who was a huge advocate of the Wobbies
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Hill
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He was accused of killing John G Morrison in Salt Lake City and his son which aroused a lot of controversy
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Wobbies
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Carlo tresca was important with it
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Wobbies
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It first caught attention in the Pressed Steel Car Skrike
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Pressed Steel Car Strike
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The Wobbies first caught attention in this strike
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Wobbies
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The 1912 Lawerence strike was conducted by them
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Wobbies
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They conducted the 1913 Paterson silk strike
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Wobbies
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Conducted the Mesabi Range strike
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Wobbies
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Led the Wheatland Hop Riot
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Wobbies
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They got attacked in the Tulsa Outrage
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Tulsa Outrage
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The Wobbies got attacked in this event
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Molly Maguires
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Was a secret society of miners located in Pennslyvania that was all Irish
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Molly Maguires
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Franklin B Gowen was able to infiltrate them
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Gowen and McParland
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The Molly Maguires was infiltrated by these men
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Molly Maguires
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Were also infiltrated by James McParland
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Molly Maguires
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They were a violent group and justified their killings and stuff with the way they were treated
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Molly Maguires
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Their terrorism reached heights in 1874-1875
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Knights of Labor
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Collapse of National Labor Union paved the way for it
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National Labor Union
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The collapse of this union paved the way for the Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Founded by Uriah Smith Stephens and Sheri Spahr
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Stephens and Spahr
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The Knights of Labor were founded by these men
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Knights of Labor
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Replacement of Stephens with Terence V. Powderly led to better organization
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Powderly
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Replacement of Stephens with this man led to better the Knights of Labor
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Powderly
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He would later be replaced by James Sovereign
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Knights of Labor
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Union Pacific Railroad Strike of 1884 was major victory
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Union Pacific Railroad Strike of 1884
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This strike was a major vicotry for the Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Wabash Railroad Strike was also success against Jay Gould due to this union
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Wabash Railroad Strike
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This strike was a success against Jay Gould
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Gould
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Wabash Railroad Strike was also success against this man
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Knights of Labor
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Leonora Barry was only woman to hold office in it
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Barry
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Was only woman to hold office in the Knights of Labor
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Knights of Labor
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Responsible for Rock Springs Massacre against Chinese Americans and Thibodaux Massacre against African Americans
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Knights of Labor
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Supported the Chinese Exclusion Act
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Chinese Exclusion Act
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The Knights of Labor supported this act
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Knights of Labor
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Decline began after the failure of the Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886
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Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886
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The decline of the Knights of Labor began after the failure of this strike
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Knights of Labor
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Image was tarnished after the Haymarket Square Bombing
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Haymarket Square Bombing
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The Knights of Labor's image was tarnished after this event
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Knights of Labor
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Decline led to the American Federation of Labor
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American Federation of Labor
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The decline of the Knights of Labor led to the founding of this union
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Knights of Labor
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Its branch in Australia was called the Freedom Assembly
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Freedom Assembly
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The Australian branch of the Knights of Labor was this union
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Knights of Labor
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Inspired song "Hold the Fort"
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Hold the Fort
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The Knights of Labor inspired this song
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UAW
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Headquarters in Detroit, MI
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Detroit
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UAW headquarters here
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UAW
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Current President is Bob King
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King
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Current president of the UAW
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UAW
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Led the Flint Sit-Down Strike
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Flint Sit-Down Strike
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This strike was led by the UAW
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UAW
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Clashed with Ford security guards at the Rouge River Plant in the Battle of the Overpass
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Battle of the Overpass
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The UAW clashed with Ford security guards at the Rouge River Plant in this event
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Rouge River Plant
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The UAW clashed with Ford security guards in the Battle of the Overpass at this factory
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Ford
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The UAW clashed with security guards from this company at the Rouge River Plant in the Battle of the Overpass
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UAW
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Another president was Walter Reuther (also founded Americans for Democratic Action) who purged all communist influence in the union
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Reuther
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One of the presidents of the UAW was this man ( who also founded Americans for Democratic Action) who purged all communist influence in the union
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Reuther
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Removed UAW from AFL-CLO
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AFL-CIO
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Walter Reuther removed the UAW for this organization
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UAW
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Walter Reuther removed this union from the AFL-CLO
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UAW
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One of the first unions to accept African Americans
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African Americans
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The UAW was one of the first unions to accept these people
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AFL-CIO
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American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
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AFL-CIO
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Largest federation of unions in the U.S.
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AFL-CIO
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Current president is Richard Trumka
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Trumka
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Current president of the AFL-CIO
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AFL and CIO
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They were separated until a 1955 merger
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AFL-CIO
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First president was George Meany
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Meany
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First president of the AFL-CIO
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AFL-CIO
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Headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Washington, D.C.
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The headquarters of the AFL-CIO are here
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AFL-CIO
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Lane Kirkland oversaw the donation of funds to Solidarity as apart of this organization
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Kirkland
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This man oversaw the donation of funds to Solidarity
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AFL-CIO
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Refused to endorse George McGovern in the 1972 presidential election
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McGovern
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The AFL-CIO refused to endorse this man in the 1972 presidential election
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AFL-CIO
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Supported Vietnam War
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Vietnam War
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The AFL-CIO supported this war
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AFL-CIO
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Wanted the U.S. to leave the ILO (International Labor Organization) in 1977
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ILO
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The AFL-CIO wanted the U.S. to leave this organization in 1977
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AFL-CIO
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Expelled Teamsters from membership in 1957
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Teamsters
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The AFL-CIO expelled this union from membership in 1957
