TWO BIG UNIONS BOLT THE AFL-CIO LOSS OF TEAMSTERS, SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION WEAKENS FEDERATION, WORRIES DEMOCRATIC PARTY.(FRONT)

From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: July 26, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: Ron Fournier AP political writer

CHICAGO -- The AFL-CIO splintered on Monday, spooking some Democratic Party leaders and the ranks of organized workers, their futures in the hands of labor rebels who bolted the 50-year-old federation, vowing to reverse the steep decline in union membership.

"Our goal is not to divide the labor movement but to rebuild it," said Andy Stern, president of the 1.8 million-member Service Employees International Union. He and...

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