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AFL-CIO Constitution

The rules under which the AFL-CIO operates are detailed in our constitution.

Amended at the Twenty-Sixth Constitutional Convention, Sept. 13-17, 2009

Preamble
I. Name
II. Objects and Principles
III. Affiliates
IV. Convention
V. Officers
VI. Elections
VII. President
VIII. Secretary-Treasurer
IX. Executive Vice President
X. Executive Council
XI. General Board
XII. Trade and Industrial Departments
XIII.Committees and Staff Departments
XIV.State, Area and Local Central Bodies
XV.Directly Affiliated Local Unions, Organizing Committees and National Councils
XVI.Per Capita Taxes and Assessments
XVII.Amendments
XVIII-XIX.Reserved for Future Action
XX.Settlement of Internal Disputes
XXI.Organizing Responsibility Procedures

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