The Insurance Agents' International Union (IAIU) was a

labor union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

representing agents in the insurance industry, in the United States and Canada. The union originated in 1938 as the National Federation of Insurance Agents Council of the

American Federation of Labor The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutu ...

(AFL). It was chartered by the AFL, as the IAIU, on May 15, 1951. It affiliated to the new AFL-CIO in 1955, and by 1957, it had 11,000 members. On May 18, 1959, it merged with the

Insurance Workers of America The Insurance Workers of America (IWA) was a labor union representing workers in the insurance industry, in the United States. The union was founded be the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) on May 1, 1950, as the Insurance and Allied Worke ...

, to form the

Insurance Workers' International Union The Insurance Workers' International Union (IWIU) was a labor union representing workers in the insurance industry in the United States and Canada. History The union was established on May 18, 1959, when the Insurance Agents' International Union m ...

. Throughout its history, the union was led by president George L. Russ.

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{{reflist Insurance industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1951 Trade unions disestablished in 1959