The Public Employee Department was a division of the AFL-CIO, bringing together unions representing government workers.
The Government Employees' Council of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) was founded in 1945. When the AFL merged into the AFL-CIO, the council was maintained, and by 1963 it had more than 20 union affiliates.[1] In 1974, a new Public Employee Department was founded, absorbing the council. On formation, it had 24 affiliated unions, representing more than 2 million public employees.[2]
By the 1990s, the department's focus was on developing a framework for labour and management co-operation. It was dissolved in 1998.[3]
Presidents edit
- 1974: Howie McClennan
- 1981: Ken Blaylock
- 1985: Gerald McEntee
- 1988: Al Bilik
References edit
- ^ Newland, Chester (August 1964). "Trends in Public Employee Unionization". The Journal of Politics. 26 (3).
- ^ important Events in American Labor History 1778-1978. Washington DC: United States Department of Labor. 1979.
- ^ Langevin, Mark (2009). "Between Fragmentation and Globalization". Labor Studies Journal. 35 (3).