,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #def  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #i1 #bjaf ,mrs4  
,murray 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,s*um]1 ,ms4    
,mikulski1 ,mr4 ,durb91 & ,mr4 ,reid7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! #ajj?        
anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( ! ,am]ican        
,f$]ation ( ,tea*]s4  ,:]eas ,may #i1   
#bjaf1 is ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+ ( 
! ,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,tea*]s 7ref]r$  
to 9 ?is preamble z ! ,,aft72 ,:]eas !  
,,aft 0 f\nd$ 9 ,*icago on ,may #i1     
#aiaf1 :5 #h local unions =m$ ! ,,aft & 
7 grant$ a *>t] sign$ by ! ,,afl        
,presid5t1 ,samuel ,gomp]s2 ,:]eas ^? #h
 local unions 7-- 7#a7 ! ,*icago ,tea*]s
 ,f$]ation2  7#b7 ! ,*icago ,f$]ation ( 
,m5 ,tea*]s2  7#c7 ! ,*icago ,f$]ation (
 ,wom5 ,high ,s*ool ,tea*]s2  7#d7 !    
,g>y1 ,indiana1 ,tea*]s ,f$]ation2  7#e7
 ! ,tea*]s ,union ( ,new ,york2  7#f7 ! 
,oklahoma ,tea*]s ,f$]ation2  7#g7 !    

,scranton1 ,p5nsylvania1 ,tea*]s        
,association2 &  7#h7 ! ,high ,s*ool    
,tea*]s ,union ( ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc2 ,:]eas1
 dur+ ! fir/ c5tury ( ! ,,aft1 ! ,,aft  
has gr[n mightily into a div]se union ( 
pr(essionals t *ampions pr9ciples (     
fairness1 democracy1 economic           
opportunity1 & high-quality public      
education1 heal?c>e1 & public s]vices = 
/ud5ts1 ! families ( ! /ud5ts1 &        
communities2 ,:]eas ! ,,aft advances ^? 
pr9ciples ?r\gh community engagem5t1    
organiz+1 collective b>ga9+1 political  
activism1 & ! daily "w ( memb]s ( !     
,,aft 9 ! communities ! memb]s s]ve2 &  
,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,,aft & affiliates ( !
 ,,aft h play$ a crucial role 9 major   
mile/ones su* z ! civil rights movem5t1 
education re=m1 wom5's rights1 & !      
evolution ( ! middle class3 ,n[1 !re=e1 
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 commemorates   
,may #i1 #bjaf1 z ! #ajj? anniv]s>y ( ! 
f\nd+ ( ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,tea*]s2 
&  7#b7 expresses hope t ! ,am]ican     
,f$]ation ( ,tea*]s w honor its pr\d pa/

 by meet+ ! *all5ges ( ! future ) ! same
 level ( commitm5t to ! goals1 ideals1 &
 pr9ciples x *ampion$ dur+ ! fir/ c5tury
 ( ! ,am]ican ,f$]ation ( ,tea*]s4