California Labor Federation

California Federation of Labor Unions
	State Federation of Labor logo c. 1913
Abbreviation	CLF
Founded	January 7, 1901
Headquarters	Sacramento, California
Location	United States;
Members	2,300,000
President	Lorena Gonzalez
Secretary-treasurer	Jeffrey Freitas
Affiliations	AFL–CIO (since 1955); AFL (until 1955)
Website	calaborfed.org

The California Federation of Labor Unions (Formerly California Labor Federation^[1]) is a federation of labor unions in the U.S. state of California. It is an affiliate of the AFL–CIO.^[2] Founded in 1901 as the California State Federation of Labor,^[3] the CLF has grown to encompass over 1,300 unions representing 2,300,000 workers.^[2]

In addition to union organizing, the CFL is involved in policial campaigning and lobbying.^[2]

Delegates to the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the California State Federation of Labor in Santa Rosa, 1915

Leadership

Executive Secretary-Treasurers

1901–1903: Guy Lathrop

1903–1904: George K. Smith

1904–1905: George B. Benham

1905–1906: Frank J. Bonnington

1906–1908: J. H. Bowling

1908–1909: George W. Bell

1909–1936: Paul Scharrenberg

1936–1943: Edward D. Vandeleur

1943–1960: C. J. Haggerty

1960–1970: Thomas L. Pitts

1970–1996: John F. Henning

1996–2022: Art Pulaski

2022–: Lorena Gonzalez^[a]

Presidents

1901–1902: C. D. Rogers

1902–1903: John Davidson

1903–1904: James A. Gray

1904–1906: Harry Knox

1906–1907: G. S. Brower

1907–1908: George A. Tracy

1908–1909: A. M. Thompson

1909–1912: D. D. Sullivan

1912–1916: Daniel P. Haggerty

1916–1921: Daniel C. Murphy

1921–1924: Seth R. Brown

1924–1926: Roe H. Baker

1926–1928: John F. Dalton

1928–1930: W. P. Stanton

1930–1934: A. W. Hoch

1934–1936: Edward D. Vandeleur

1936–1937: James Edward Hopkins

1937–1943: C. J. Haggerty

1943–1946: Anthony L. Noriega

1946–1947: Charles W. Real

1947–1950: John F. Shelley

1950–1960: Thomas L. Pitts

1960–1996: Albin J. Gruhn

1996–2004: Tom Rankin

2004–2015: Connie Leyva

2015–: Kathryn Lybarger^[b]

Notes

^ The position of Executive Secretary-Treasurer has since been abolished and replaced by the previously ceremonial position of President.
^ The previously ceremonial position of President is now the senior leadership position. Lybarger is now 2nd Executive Vice President.

References

^ https://calaborfed.org/about-us/what-we-do//
^ ^a ^b ^c "California Federation of Labor Unions". calaborfed.org. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
^ Taft, Philip (1968). Labor Politics American Style: The California State Federation of Labor. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

External links

Media related to California Labor Federation at Wikimedia Commons
The Online Books Page - Publications by the California State Federation of Labor
University of California Berkeley Library - Publications by the California State Federation of Labor

[4] The position of Executive Secretary-Treasurer has since been abolished and replaced by the previously ceremonial position of President.

[5] The previously ceremonial position of President is now the senior leadership position. Lybarger is now 2nd Executive Vice President.

[1] ttps://calaborfed.org/about-us/what-we-do//

[cflu-2] "California Federation of Labor Unions". calaborfed.org. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

[3] Taft, Philip (1968). Labor Politics American Style: The California State Federation of Labor. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

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