General Info

Chartered in 1956, Arkansas AFL-CIO is an umbrella organization, serving more than 190 local unions, central labor councils and subordinate bodies. Based in Little Rock, Ark., it is one of 50 state federations operated under a charter granted by the AFL-CIO. The State Federation represents more than 30,000 working people in diverse occupations. It serves its constituent unions by working primarily in four major areas of political action, legislative action, education and community service. The Arkansas AFL-CIO is affiliated with the National AFL-CIO, whose member unions total more than 11 million working men and women.