CWA Calls for Labor Unity, Governance Reform at AFL-CIO Convention

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Posted on August 29, 2009 by dsalaborblogmoderator
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CWA will press for constitutional amendments that call for better use of financial resources by the AFL-CIO and changes to improve governance. The constitutional amendments plus a resolution on Labor Unity have been submitted for consideration by AFL-CIO delegates next month.

Rich Trumka, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer, and certain to be the next AFL-CIO president, spoke and answered questions at the August CWA Executive Board meeting.

The resolution on Labor Unity calls on the AFL-CIO to continue to support the National Labor Coordinating Committee and the NLCC goal of uniting the labor movement.

The leaders of 11 major unions, including the National Education Association, plus the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, have been working for a united labor movement that will best serve the interests of working people at this critical time in our history. The NLCC also coordinates work on the Employee Free Choice Act, health care, and other issues.