Signs of renewal at the AFL-CIO. (American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations)
From: Canadian Dimension
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Date: 10/1/1995
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Author: Johnston, Paul
The labor movement may be strengthened by the forced resignation of AFL-CIO head Lane Kirkland and the appointment of Tom Donahue as his successor. Public-sector unions are gaining more political power, and low-wage employees in the service industry are becoming more unionized.
Is the current contest for leadership in the AFL-CIO merely a squabble over the bones of a dead labour movement? Or might the forced resignation of longtime AFL-CIO boss Lane Kirkland and the challenge to his chosen ...
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