Madden's thugs severely beat Michael Donnelly, a Dold supporter and international president of the Amalgamated Butcher Workmen, on the floor of the convention in full view of hundreds of delegates.

Despite repeated attempts to deny reform delegates seats at subsequent conventions and install his own puppet as CFL president, Dold and Fitzpatrick branded Madden a dual unionist for being under the control of organized crime.

The CFL gained increasing amounts of autonomy, and became one of the nation's leading central labor federations.

Foster and his circle, briefly organized as the International Trade Union Educational League became influential.

[12] In the 1910s and during World War I, Fitzpatrick oversaw mass organizing drives in steel and meatpacking, led by Foster.

After World War I, the CFL was active in the formation of the short-lived Labor Party of the United States.

Fitzpatrick endorsed socialism and remained a political progressive for the rest of his life, although he also fought bitterly to keep communists out of the labor movement.

Lee was a close friend to Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, and a very strong backer of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Under Healey, the CFL began to distance itself from its close relationship with the Democratic Party to take a more independent stance on issues.

Under Turner, the CFL emphasized community investment, workforce development, affordable living, and an end to urban sprawl.

Ramirez's tenure was marked by a boom in construction and tourism, as well as an attack on public sector unions by right-leaning organizations.

Reiter, a member of Operating Engineers Local 150 and an attorney, is considered a progressive in the labor movement.