The Ohio AFL-CIO unites hundreds of thousands of working families across Ohio to promote middle class values and make our voices heard politically in Ohio. Over 550,000 active and retired members united in Solidarity to provide workers a voice on the job. TO ADVANCE MIDDLE CLASS AND WORKING CLASS VALUES BY PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. WE JOIN TOGETHER OVER 263,000 UNION MEMBERS TO MAKE OUR VOICE HEARD IN THE POLICY AND POLITICAL ARENAS. THE OHIO AFL-CIO REPRESENTS 1,777 LOCAL UNIONS ACROSS THE STATE FROM 41 DIFFERENT INTERNATIONAL UNIONS. WE ARE FIREFIGHTERS AND FACTORY WORKERS, ELECTRICIANS AND EDUCATORS, PLUMBERS AND POSTAL WORKERS, MINERS AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES- AND WE STAND TOGETHER AS ONE WITH THE OHIO AFL-CIO.