Together as one the Ohio AFL-CIO unites hundreds of thousands of working families across Ohio to promote middle class values. We join together over 650,000 union members to make our voice heard in the legislature and at the ballot box.
The Ohio AFL-CIO represents 1,600 local unions across the state from 48 different international unions. We are firefighters and factory workers, electricians and educators, plumbers and postal workers, miners and municipal employees—and we stand together as one with the Ohio AFL-CIO.
What We Do
The Ohio AFL-CIO fights for working families, brings economic justice to the workplace, and works to achieve social justice for all Ohioans. To accomplish these goals we help elect labor-friendly candidates, work with lawmakers on public policy issues that benefit working families, and educate our members on labor-related issues.
History of the Ohio AFL-CIO
The Ohio AFL-CIO was formed in 1958 to battle a right-to-work campaign backed by Ohio Republicans and big businesses. Since that merger of the state's craft and industrial unions, the Ohio AFL-CIO has been at the forefront of struggles for political power and economic and social justice for working families. Our strength derives from 650,000 union men and women who are affiliated with the Ohio AFL-CIO through 48 international unions and 1,600 local unions. Along with 300,000 union retirees, they are the individuals who provide the collective power of the Ohio AFL-CIO.
