THE AFL-CIO IS A FEDERATION OF AFFILIATED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LABOR UNIONS, TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENTS, STATE AND LOCAL CENTRAL BODIES AND DIRECTLY AFFILIATED LOCAL UNIONS. THE AFL-CIO ENGAGED IN A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR MEMBERS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF WORKING FAMILIES - TO BRING ECONOMIC JUSTICE TO THE WORKPLACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO OUR NATION. THE AFL-CIO WORKED TO BUILD A BROAD MOVEMENT OF AMERICAN WORKERS BY ORGANIZING WORKERS INTO UNIONS, AND PROVIDED A VOICE FOR WORKERS' INTERESTS ON THE JOB, IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, AND IN THE CHANGING GLOBAL ECONOMY.