The American Institute for Free Labor Development (AIFLD) was established in late 1961 by the
AFL–CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...
in the western hemisphere. It received funding from the US government, mostly through USAID (
United States Agency for International Development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance. With a budget of over $27 bi ...
). In the 1980s, it began receiving funds from the NED (
National Endowment for Democracy
The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is an organization in the United States that was founded in 1983 for promoting democracy in other countries by promoting political and economic institutions such as political groups, trade unions, ...
), which is funded through the USAID budget of the
U.S. State Department. AIFLD was merged with three similar organizations into the
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization aligned with the AFL–CIO labor federation. It is one of the core grantees of the National Endowment for Democracy.
Its stated mission is to help build a global labor movement by strengthening t ...
.
American Center for International Labor Solidarity (1997)
In October 1995,
John Sweeney succeeded
Thomas R. Donahue
Thomas Reilly Donahue Jr. (September 4, 1928 – February 18, 2023) was an American trade union leader who served as Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1979 to 1995, interim pre ...
as President of the
AFL–CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL–CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million ac ...
. Sweeney merged AIFLD with three other institutes to form the
American Center for International Labor Solidarity
The Solidarity Center is a non-profit organization aligned with the AFL–CIO labor federation. It is one of the core grantees of the National Endowment for Democracy.
Its stated mission is to help build a global labor movement by strengthening t ...
. The archives of the merged center are available at the University of Maryland Special Collections and University Archives.
See also
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Free Trade Union Committee The Free Trade Union Committee (FTUC) was created by the American Federation of Labor (AFL)
History
At its 1944 convention in New Orleans, the AFL passed a resolution drafted by Jay Lovestone creating the FTUC. Lovestone became its executive se ...
References
Further reading
* Lodge, George C. (1962). ''Spearheads of Democracy: Labor in the Developing Countries''.
Harper & Row
Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins based in New York City.
History
J. & J. Harper (1817–1833)
James Harper and his brother John, printers by training, started their book publishin ...
for the
Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American think tank
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: New York. ASIN B0006AY0AU
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