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At the same time, a strike by the International Association of Machinists in Connecticut was evolving to create the American Labor Party and the Chicago Federation of Labor was leading the charge to organize the Labor Party of Cook County in Illinois. [2]
[1] [5] [6] Each established party in Cook County, currently Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians, elects its own committeeperson. Elections for Chicago ward committeepeople coincide with the primaries for presidential candidates, [7] while elections for township committeepeople coincide with primaries for gubernatorial candidates.
The Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) is an umbrella organization for unions in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is a subordinate body of the AFL–CIO , and as of 2011 has about 320 affiliated member unions representing half a million union members in Cook County.
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Party Notes Cite Alderman Term in office Party Notes Cite Dennis Coughlin 1857–1859 [1] 21st J. Schmidt 1857–1858 [1] 22nd Andrew Enzenbacher 1858–1860 [1] John Comiskey: 1859–1863 Democratic: Redistricted to 7th ward in 1863 [1] 23rd 24th Malcolm McDonald 1860–1862 Later elected alderman again in 1963 in 6th ward [1] 25th 26th ...
Chicago, IL: September 28–October 2, 1889 Proceedings. 1892 Nominating Convention New York City: August 27, 1892 Attended by just 8 delegates, who nominated presidential slate and approved platform. 8th National Convention Chicago, IL: July 2–5, 1893 Proceedings as reported in The People. 9th National Convention New York City: July 4–10, 1896
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One primary contributing stream to the Farmer–Labor movement was the Labor Party movement. An International Association of Machinists strike in Bridgeport developed into a Labor Party in five Connecticut towns in the summer of 1918 and the powerful Chicago Federation of Labor (led by President John Fitzpatrick and Secretary-Treasurer Edward Nockels) adopted the cause of a Labor Party in the ...