==Web site linking== 
 Providing a link to every single union's Web site runs afoul of Wikipedia:External links in several ways. Under "Important points to remember," #2 says "External links should not normally be used in the body of an article." Under "Official links," "Minimize the number of links" concludes: "Wikipedia does not provide a comprehensive web directory to every official website. Wikipedia does not attempt to document or provide links to every part of the subject's web presence or provide readers with a handy list of all social networking sites. Complete directories lead to clutter and to placing undue emphasis on what the subject says."  Additionally, it runs afoul of WP:LINKFARM and WP:NOTDIRECTORY. In other words, Wikipedia doesn't exist to be a way of finding AFL-CIO member union Web sites.  Official sites exist to provide more information on the article.  Linking to each union's site doesn't add information to the encyclopedia article discussing AFL-CIO membership criteria, or establish the number or names of member unions (one link to the AFl-CIO site does that). -