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:: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 ::
FED LAUNCHES WEBSITE ON AFL-CIO REORGANIZATION ILCA Online
At issue are proposals, advanced by Stern and others, to drastically remake the AFL-CIO, making it more centralized.
Stern wants the federation to order union mergers, assign specific economic sectors to specific larger unions, invest $2 billion labor-wide in organizing, and earmark $25 million for a national Wal-Mart campaign, among other things.
He says that unless the federation revamps itself to meet changing workplace conditions and corporate power, it should be blown up as outmoded and ineffective. If no change occurs, Stern has threatened to pull his 1.6-million-member union out.
The federation's website does not contain recommendations from any leaders, including Stern, the Teamsters or CWA Vice President Larry Cohen, all of whom have advanced reform plans.------------------------------------------- posted 11:54 AM :: reference link ::
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