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- American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) - the federation of America's unions,
covering more than 13 million of America's workers in 64 member unions working in virtually every part of the economy
- (For a listing of unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO, click here)
- American Federation of Teachers (Washington, DC) - aims to improve the lives of its members and their families, to give
voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which teachers work,
to improve the quality of the services they provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to
promote democracy, human rights and freedom in the union, in the nation and throughout the world
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) (Brooklyn, NY) - national community organization
of low and moderate-income families, which works for better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages
for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools
- Living Wage Resource Center - site sponsored by the ACORN which provides a brief history of the
- national living wage movement, background materials such as ordinance summaries and comparisons,
- drafting tips, research summaries, talking points, and links to other living wage-related sites
- Association for Union Democracy (New York, NY) - pro-labor, non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the
democratic rights of union members, and to advancing the principles and practices of democratic trade unionism in the
North American labor movement
- BehindTheLabel.org (New York City) - multimedia news magazine and on-line community sponsored by an alliance of
clothing workers, religious leaders, and students standing up to demand human rights for sweatshop workers
- Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) (Washington DC) - nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to data
dissemination, policy research and education on economic security and employee benefits in order to advance the public's,
the media's and policymakers' knowledge and understanding of employee benefits and their importance to our nation's
economy
- Farmworker Justice Fund (FJF) (Washington, DC) - nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the living and working
conditions of migrant and seasonal farmworkers throughout the United States
- Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) (Philadelphia, PA) - member-run union for all workers, dedicated to organizing
on the job, in industries and in communities, "to win better conditions today and build a world with economic democracy
tomorrow", based on the belief that "the working class and the employing class have nothing in common"
- International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) (Washington DC) - advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane
treatment for workers worldwide, as advocates for and with working poor around the world
- Jobs With Justice (JwJ) (Washington, DC) - network of local coalitions that connect labor, faith-based, community, and
student organizations to work together on workplace and community social justice campaigns
- United Steelworkers of America (Pittsburgh, PA) - represents over 700,000 members in virtually every state of the United
States and province of Canada
- National Labor Committee (NLC) (New York City) - human rights advocacy group, dedicated to promoting and
defending the rights of workers in the global economy
- National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) (Buda, TX) - national nonprofit organisation dedicated to improving the
health status of farmworker families by providing information services and products to a network of more than 500 migrant
health center service sites in the United States as well as other organizations and individuals serving the farmworker
population
- National Association for Socially Responsible Organizations (NASRO) (Waltham, MA) - non-profit workplace
cooperative that helps the 30 million strong independent sector of the economy - contractors, small businesses, small
cooperatives, workers, professionals and small non profits - achieve sustainable economic development by combining
private economic action with political action and the fight for global justice
- United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) (Pittsburgh, PA) - national union representing some
35,000 workers in a wide variety of manufacturing, public sector and private non-profit sector jobs; not affiliated with the
AFL-CIO
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- Unions Affiliated with the AFL-CIO:
- Actors' Equity Association (AEA)
- American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
- American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA)
- Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
- Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)
- Air Traffic Controllers Association, National (NATCA)
- The NATCA Voice
- Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
- American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE)
- American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)
- American Federation of School Administrators (AFSA)
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
- American Postal Workers Union (APWU)
- Asbestos Workers, International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and (AWIU)
- Association of Flight Attendants (AFA)
- Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM)
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes (BMWE)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen (BRS)
- California School Employees Association (CSEA)
- Communications Workers of America (CWA)
- Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union (GMP)
- Graphic Communications International Union (GCIU)
- Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)
- International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB)
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)
- International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
- International Longshoremen's Association (ILA)
- International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
- International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU)
- International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC)
- International Union of Elevator Constructors (IUEC)
- International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE)
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
- International Union of Police Associations (IUPA)
- Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)
- National Postal Mail Handlers Union
- Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association (MEBA)
- National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC)
- Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU)
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada (OP&CMIA)
- PACE International Union
- Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU)
- Seafarers International Union of North America (SIU)
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Sheet Metal Workers International Association (SMWIA)
- Transportation Communications International Union (TCU)
- Transport ·Workers Union of America (TWU)
- The Newspaper Guild
- Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)
- United American Nurses (UAN)
- United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and
Canada (UA)
- United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) (Detroit, MI) - one of the largest
and most diverse unions in North America, with 750,000 active members working for multinational corporations, small
manufacturers and state and local governments, colleges and universities, hospitals and private non-profit organizations
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW)
- United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) (Washington DC) - North America's largest and strongest private
sector union, with 1.4 million members employed mainly in the retail food, meatpacking, poultry, and other food processing
industries
- United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
- United Steelworkers of America (USWA)
- United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers and Allied Workers
- Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA)
- Writers Guild of America, East
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- Amazon Conservation Team (ACT) - based on the simple concept that, by helping the rainforest peoples manage and
protect their cultures, we can also help them manage and protect the forest ecosystems that surround and sustain them;
believe the fates of indigenous peoples and of the rainforests on which they depend are profoundly intertwined
- American Indian Policy Center
- Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
- Black Radical Congress
- Center for Voting and Democracy
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
- Democracy South
- Fannie Lou Hamer Project
- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) (Los Angeles)
- Germantown Community Collaborative Board
- Institute on Race & Poverty (University of Minnesota Law School)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
- National Black Leadership Roundtable
- National Coalition for Black Civic Participation Rainbow PUSH Coalition - the Reverend Jesse Jackson
- National Council of La Raza (NCLR) (Washington, DC) - private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization
established to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans though
capacity-building assistance to support and strengthen Hispanic community-based organizations, and through applied
research, policy analysis, and advocacy
- National Urban League (NUL) (New York, NY) - community-based movement which aims to empower African
Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream
- Native American Prisoner Support (NAPS) - provides information and assistance in respect of the religious rights of
Native American prisoners, collating information about individuals and groups concerned with these rights, enlightening
politicians and prison officials on how far-reaching support is, and providing information on behalf of prisoners and spiritual
and cultural advisors
- Project Change - Anti-Racism Initiative
- Project South - The Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide
- Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) (Washington, DC) - advances the interests of Southeast Asian
Americans through community empowerment and leadership development, advocacy and representation, coalition building
and leadership, facilitation, mediation and coordination, and strengthening of ethnic networks
- Tomás Rivera Policy Institute - key issues affecting Latino communities
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