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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, January 21, 2005 ::
The Fight for Our Future By Christopher Hayes, In These Times
While some hailed the NUP for its bold leadership, the proposal also triggered a backlash. Labor leaders didn’t take too kindly to five union presidents appointing themselves as labor’s saviors. Steelworkers President Leo Gerard, who derided them as “five guys sitting around and talking,” said, “They don’t represent the labor movement.”
In general, people had a hard time figuring out what exactly the five union heads—Stern, Doug McCarron of the Carpenters, Bruce Raynor of the textile workers (UNITE), John Wilhelm of the hotel workers (HERE) and Terrence O’Sullivan of the Laborers—had in common. They weren’t all the biggest unions, they weren’t in the same industry and they didn’t share the same politics: While Stern ended up endorsing Howard Dean, McCarron gave his support to Bush. Stern said they were all “radicals about growth,” but many saw it as an alliance of convenience designed to unseat AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and seize the reins of the federation.------------------------------------------- posted 1:14 PM :: reference link ::
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