West Virginia AFL–CIO is the West Virginia state affiliate of the AFL–CIO. The West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL–CIO, was created in 1957.
West Virginia AFL–CIO | |
| Founded | 1957 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Charleston, WV |
| Location | |
| Members | 80,000 |
Key people | Joshua D. Sword, president |
| Affiliations | AFL–CIO |
| Website | www.wvaflcio.org |
It has about 80,000 members. It supports health care reform and helped to organize a rally in favor of reform on August 2, 2009.[1] It also participated in a rally promoting the "Employee Free Choice Act" and drawing attention to job losses in West Virginia in March 2009.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ Nyden, Paul J. (August 2, 2009). "Unions rally for health-care reform". Charleston Gazette. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ "Labor organization, workers to rally at Capitol Wednesday". Charleston Daily Mail. March 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- ^ Knezevich, Alison (March 5, 2009). "Crowd, leaders' cry at rally is 'Buy American'". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- Hohmann, George (January 31, 2009). "W.Va. labor unions pick up members in 2008, report says". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
- West Virginia AFL–CIO
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