On this day, 70 years ago, December 5, 1955 (October 22, 1955, the American Federation of Labor Unions and Industries merged. On December 5, 1955, the American Federation of Labor and Industrial Unions merged. The AFL, the full name of the American Federation of Labor, is a federation of industry unions for skilled workers in the United States. Founded in 1886. The Federation of Industries, the full name of the "American Federation of Industrial Unions", is a trade union organization established in the United States in accordance with industrial principles. In 1935 it split from within the AFL and consisted of semi-skilled and unskilled workers. After the Second World War, the monopoly bourgeoisie was afraid of the growth of trade unions and began to strengthen the control of trade union organizations when Truman was in power, prompting organized workers in the United States to realize the need for their own unity and unity. In July 1950, the AFL and the CIO began negotiating a merger. On December 5, 1955, the first meeting of the AFL and the General Conference of Industry and Commerce was held, announcing the establishment of the American Federation of Labor-Industrial Unions (i.e., the AFL-CIO) and formally realizing the merger. George Meeney was elected chairman of the AFL-CIO.