AFL CIO EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Wagner Act - ANS 1935, also known as National Labor Relations Act, Private sector
employees have the right to form a union
Fair Labor Standards Act and Chapter 150(e) - ANS Federal laws in MA that give public sector
employees the right to unionize
Harriet Tubman - ANS (1822-1913), Conductor on underground railroad, helped John Brown
with Harper's Ferry raid, integral part in beginning of US labor movement
Cesar Chavez - ANS (1927-1993), organizer for Community Services Organization and urged
Mexican Americans to vote, founded National Farm Workers Association (Now UFW) in 1962
Eugene V. Debs - ANS (1855-1926), active in Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, co-
founded American Railway Union, formed IWW, ran for president as socialist, promoted
industrial unionism
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) - ANS (1837-1930), worked with Knights of Labor and
United Mine Workers, co-founded IWW, included African-Americans, organized march of
children to organize against child labor
Samuel Gompers - ANS (1850-1924), First AFL president, promoted trade unionism, anti
political unions, anti partisanship
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, Ai-Jen Poo - ANS (1974-Present), Executive Director and co-founder of National Domestic
Workers Alliance, fought to pass Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, aims to promote better
conditions for elderly and elderly care workers with Caring Across Generations.
A. Phillip Randolph - ANS (1889-1979), organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters-the
first predominantly African-American Union, Organized and got Roosevelt to ban discrimination
in the labor market and monitor employment, organized 1963 March on Washington
Rose Schneiderman - ANS (1882-1972), leader of Women's Trade Union League of NY,
involved in uprising of 20,000 protesting against treatment of immigrants in garment industry,
served in Roosevelt admin. on Labor Advisory Board
John McBride - ANS (AFL 1894 to 1895)
William Green - ANS (AFL 1924-1952), 3rd President AFL, legislated wage and benefit
protections for industrial unionism, moved AFL to be more politically
John L. Lewis - ANS (AFL 938-1940), president of United Mine Workers of America 1920-60,
founded CIO (congress of industrial organizations,
Philip Murray - ANS (CIO 1940-1952), stabilized industrial labor movement started by Lewis,
cemented alliance between unions and liberal democrats, created better relationship with AFL
Walter Reuther - ANS (CIO 1952-1955), president United Automobile Workers, negotiated
AFL and CIO merger in 1955,
George Meany - ANS (AFL-CIO 1955-1979), (AFL 1952-55), First AFL-CIO pres. 4th AFL
president, joined United Association of Plumbers and Pipe fitters at 16, pushed for 1964 Civil
Rights Act, expanded political power of organization
Lane Kirkland - ANS (AFL-CIO 1979-1995), 2nd AFL-CIO president, inheriting troubling times
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he secured re-affiliation of almost all large national unions, nominated first woman to AFL-CIO
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ANSWERS
Wagner Act - ANS 1935, also known as National Labor Relations Act, Private sector
employees have the right to form a union
Fair Labor Standards Act and Chapter 150(e) - ANS Federal laws in MA that give public sector
employees the right to unionize
Harriet Tubman - ANS (1822-1913), Conductor on underground railroad, helped John Brown
with Harper's Ferry raid, integral part in beginning of US labor movement
Cesar Chavez - ANS (1927-1993), organizer for Community Services Organization and urged
Mexican Americans to vote, founded National Farm Workers Association (Now UFW) in 1962
Eugene V. Debs - ANS (1855-1926), active in Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, co-
founded American Railway Union, formed IWW, ran for president as socialist, promoted
industrial unionism
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) - ANS (1837-1930), worked with Knights of Labor and
United Mine Workers, co-founded IWW, included African-Americans, organized march of
children to organize against child labor
Samuel Gompers - ANS (1850-1924), First AFL president, promoted trade unionism, anti
political unions, anti partisanship
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, Ai-Jen Poo - ANS (1974-Present), Executive Director and co-founder of National Domestic
Workers Alliance, fought to pass Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights, aims to promote better
conditions for elderly and elderly care workers with Caring Across Generations.
A. Phillip Randolph - ANS (1889-1979), organizes Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters-the
first predominantly African-American Union, Organized and got Roosevelt to ban discrimination
in the labor market and monitor employment, organized 1963 March on Washington
Rose Schneiderman - ANS (1882-1972), leader of Women's Trade Union League of NY,
involved in uprising of 20,000 protesting against treatment of immigrants in garment industry,
served in Roosevelt admin. on Labor Advisory Board
John McBride - ANS (AFL 1894 to 1895)
William Green - ANS (AFL 1924-1952), 3rd President AFL, legislated wage and benefit
protections for industrial unionism, moved AFL to be more politically
John L. Lewis - ANS (AFL 938-1940), president of United Mine Workers of America 1920-60,
founded CIO (congress of industrial organizations,
Philip Murray - ANS (CIO 1940-1952), stabilized industrial labor movement started by Lewis,
cemented alliance between unions and liberal democrats, created better relationship with AFL
Walter Reuther - ANS (CIO 1952-1955), president United Automobile Workers, negotiated
AFL and CIO merger in 1955,
George Meany - ANS (AFL-CIO 1955-1979), (AFL 1952-55), First AFL-CIO pres. 4th AFL
president, joined United Association of Plumbers and Pipe fitters at 16, pushed for 1964 Civil
Rights Act, expanded political power of organization
Lane Kirkland - ANS (AFL-CIO 1979-1995), 2nd AFL-CIO president, inheriting troubling times
2
he secured re-affiliation of almost all large national unions, nominated first woman to AFL-CIO
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Executive Council and increased role of minorities
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