AFL-CIO Executive Council Grants Indefinite Extension For Negotiation of Carpenters' Reaffiliation Construction Labor Report - by Brian Lockett
The AFL-CIO Executive Council Aug. 6 granted an indefinite extension of an earlier deadline to negotiate with the 525,000-member Carpenters and Joiners of America the reaffiliation of that union with the federation.
In a statement on the Carpenters issued by the federation, there was no mention of a deadline or responsibility for a specific person or organization to resolve the matter. The executive council said it will monitor the situation and "reconsider this matter when appropriate."
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