The California Labor Federation is a federation of

labor unions A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

in the U.S. state of

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

. It is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO. Founded in 1901 as the California State Federation of Labor, the CLF has grown to encompass over 1,300 unions representing 2,300,000 workers. In addition to union organizing, the CLF is involved in policial campaigning and lobbying.

Leadership

Executive Secretary-Treasurers

:1901–1903: Guy Lathrop :1903–1904: George K. Smith :1904–1905: George B. Benham :1905–1906: Frank J. Bonnington :1906–1908: J. H. Bowling :1908–1909: George W. Bell :1909–1936: Paul Scharrenberg :1936–1943: Edward D. Vandeleur :1943–1960: C. J. Haggerty :1960–1970: Thomas L. Pitts :1970–1996: John F. Henning :1996–2022:

Art Pulaski Art Pulaski is an organized labor leader in California. Since 1996, Pulaski has served as Executive-Secretary Treasurer and Chief Officer of the California Labor Federation, which represents 2.3 million workers of 1,200 manufacturing, service, ...

:2022–: Lorena Gonzalez

Presidents

:1901–1902: C. D. Rogers :1902–1903: John Davidson :1903–1904: James A. Gray :1904–1906: Harry Knox :1906–1907: G. S. Brower :1907–1908: George A. Tracy :1908–1909: A. M. Thompson :1909–1912: D. D. Sullivan :1912–1916: Daniel P. Haggerty :1916–1921: Daniel C. Murphy :1921–1924: Seth R. Brown :1924–1926: Roe H. Baker :1926–1928: John F. Dalton :1928–1930: W. P. Stanton :1930–1934: A. W. Hoch :1934–1936: Edward D. Vandeleur :1936–1937: James Edward Hopkins :1937–1943: C. J. Haggerty :1943–1946: Anthony L. Noriega :1946–1947: Charles W. Real :1947–1950: John F. Shelley :1950–1960: Thomas L. Pitts :1960–1996: Albin J. Gruhn :1996–2004: Tom Rankin :2004–2015: Connie Leyva :2015–: Kathryn Lybarger

Notes

References

External links

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The Online Books Page - Publications by the California State Federation of Labor

University of California Berkeley Library - Publications by the California State Federation of Labor