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Chicago Federation of Labor
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| Founded | November 9, 1896 |
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| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Members | Approx. 500,000 in 320 unions |
Key people | Robert G. Reiter, Jr. |
| Affiliations | AFL–CIO |
| Website | www.chicagolabor.org |
The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO, and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County.
The labor body is also involved in political lobbying, often in alliance with other allied organizations (e.g., Interfaith Worker Justice), is active in Chicago politics, and participates in many of Chicago's civic committees (composed of business and city leaders).
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