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Allegheny County Labor Council
and its Predecessors
1901 - Present
The Allegheny
County Labor Council (ACLC), a central labor body within the AFL-CIO,
includes several hundred affiliated local unions in Allegheny
County. The ACLC was formed in 1961 from the merger of two
pre-existing AFL central labor bodies and two pre-existing CIO central
labor bodies. The AFL bodies were the Pittsburgh
Central Labor Union chartered October 20, 1901 (formerly known as Iron
City Central Trades Council until 1925) and the McKeesport
Central Labor Council (chartered August 30, 1901, rechartered June
6, 1934). The CIO bodies were the Steel
City Industrial Union Council chartered October 26, 1937, following
the CIO split from the AF of L and the Tarentum
District Industrial Union Council (chartered September 27,
1937). The merger of the four central labor councils was the
logical outcome of the 1955 AFL-CIO merger at the national level and the
1960 statewide merger. Like its predecessors, the Allegheny County
Labor Council serves as the coordinating body for disparate locals
especially in regard to political endorsements, lobbying, and the annual
Labor Day Parade.
Allegheny County Labor Council:
Labor Day Events
Political Endorsements
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