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Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada | |
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| Merged into | American Federation of Labor |
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| Founded | November 15, 1881 |
| Dissolved | December 8, 1886 |
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Key people | Samuel Gompers, Chair, Executive Committee |
The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada (FOTLU) was a federation of labor unions created on November 15, 1881, at Turner Hall in Pittsburgh.[1] It changed its name to the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on December 8, 1886.
- ^ Barcousky, Len (August 9, 2009). "Eyewitness 1881: Gompers helps workers of the U.S. unite". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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