Rhode Island AFL-CIO
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The Rhode Island AFL-CIO is the statewide affiliate of the AFL-CIO
in Rhode Island
. Its members include about 250 state and local affiliates of other unions
affiliated with the AFL-CIO, representing about 80,000 workers.
The Rhode Island AFL-CIO engages in legislative activity, labor advocacy, and political lobbying and election work. It also coordinates the mobilization of workers on an as-needed basis for rallies, political work, contract campaigns and organizing. The Rhode Island AFL-CIO is particularly concerned with ensuring that the AFL-CIO's voice is heard when it comes to economic development in the state.
The federation is governed by a 93-member executive board. However, a 12-member executive committee of the executive board makes most of the decisions for the organization.
In 2007, its president was Frank Montanaro.
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
The state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
. Its members include about 250 state and local affiliates of other unions
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
affiliated with the AFL-CIO, representing about 80,000 workers.
The Rhode Island AFL-CIO engages in legislative activity, labor advocacy, and political lobbying and election work. It also coordinates the mobilization of workers on an as-needed basis for rallies, political work, contract campaigns and organizing. The Rhode Island AFL-CIO is particularly concerned with ensuring that the AFL-CIO's voice is heard when it comes to economic development in the state.
The federation is governed by a 93-member executive board. However, a 12-member executive committee of the executive board makes most of the decisions for the organization.
In 2007, its president was Frank Montanaro.