This essay details the history of the labor movement from the late 1800s to the present. During a meeting of national unions (1886) the American Federation of Labor was created. The cause, differences in opinions regarding the mixing of skilled and unskilled workers. The federation was formed by about 150000 workers. Unions maintained control over their workers while sending complaints and disputes to the AFL to be resolved. The AFL maintained a skilled worker orientation. They concentrated …showed first 75 words of 917 total…

…showed last 75 words of 917 total…the 70s. In 1995 John Sweeney had a platform promise with the AFL CIO to reenergize the union movement's organizing activities. The first 5 years of his presidency did not witness an end to the union's decline. It has been suggested that the bottom has been reached and the current trend is reversing the situation. Unions have been active throughout the past and are continuing to remain active. They are a main part of the labor movement.