Question

The AFL-CIO is very active in the political arena. However, which of the following are not actions of the AFL-CIO?

a. publishes voting records of legislators at federal and state levels
b. lobbies aggressively for favorable legislation
c. attempts to influence presidential appointments
d. proclaims ties to a national political labor party
e. the AFL-CIO performs all of these

Answer 1

The AFL-CIO does not proclaim ties to a national political labor party; it focuses on other activities such as publishing legislative voting records, lobbying, and influencing presidential appointments.

Step-by-step explanation:

The AFL-CIO, which stands for the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, is a large federation of unions representing over 10 million workers. Among the actions the AFL-CIO engages in, they publish voting records of legislators at federal and state levels, lobby aggressively for favorable legislation, and attempt to influence presidential appointments. However, the AFL-CIO does not proclaim ties to a national political labor party, making option d the correct answer to the question which of the following actions the AFL-CIO does not perform.