Labor Chief and Critics Quarrel Anew By STEVEN GREENHOUSE, New York Times
Tensions grew so fierce on Monday that Mr. Stern swore at Mr. McEntee at a committee meeting when they were arguing about which union should organize 45,000 child-care workers in the Midwest.
On his Web log on Tuesday, Mr. Stern expressed dismay with the meeting here and hinted at a continued interest in leaving the federation.
'Sadly,' he wrote, 'many other unions believe we should just do more of the same and somehow we will get a different result. Some said labor's decline is the fault of politicians or society or the system or, well, just about anything except themselves.'