Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions

Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada
Merged into	American Federation of Labor
Founded	November 15, 1881
Dissolved	December 8, 1886
Location	United States and Canada;
Key people	Samuel Gompers, Chair, Executive Committee

The Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada (FOTLU) was a federation of labor unions created on November 15, 1881, at Turner Hall in Pittsburgh.^[1] It changed its name to the American Federation of Labor (AFL) on December 8, 1886.

^ Barcousky, Len (August 9, 2009). "Eyewitness 1881: Gompers helps workers of the U.S. unite". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

[1] Barcousky, Len (August 9, 2009). "Eyewitness 1881: Gompers helps workers of the U.S. unite". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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