"The taxpayer has the right to be outraged." "Who wouldn't be?" Damon Silvers represents the US labor federation,the AFL-CIO.

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It was the American Federation of Labor,or A.F.L.

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In 2005, SEIU broke away from the AFL-CIO to form part of a new labor federation, Change to Win.

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The New York State United Teachers, a statewide teacher labor federation, then sued the state, bringing things to a halt.

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The detente between the nation's leading labor federation and the powerful business lobbying group still needs senators' approval, including a nod from Sen.

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