Organization
The officers consisted of a president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and an executive board of nine members, which included the president and vice-president. The officers were elected biennially by a referendum vote of the general membership. The government was more centralized than the typical federation of trade unions of the time. For example, the executive board could depose any general officer, and affiliated organizations were not permitted to strike without the approval of the executive board. The American Labor Union produced a journal called the American Labor Union Journal, and a newspaper called Voice of Labor, which was edited by the Reverend Fr. Thomas J. Hagerty.
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