The first president of the AFL-CIO was
A) Uriah Stephens.
B) John L. Lewis.
C) Samuel Gompers.
D) Jimmy Hoffa.
E) George Meany.

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George Meany was elected as the first president of the AFL-CIO in 1955, when the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged. Meany served as president until 1979, and is credited with strengthening the labor movement and advocating for workers' rights.

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