The California Federation of Labor Unions (CFLU), formerly the California Labor Federation (CLF), is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of California. 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 CFLU is involved in policial campaigning and lobbying.

Delegates to the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the California State Federation of Labor in Santa Rosa, 1915

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

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

See also

Notes

External links

  • Media related to California Labor Federation at Wikimedia Commons