I heard a rumor on Friday that the Laborers International will pull out of the AFL-CIO on Monday (tomorrow). For those of you with long memories–say, going back to August–you may remember that the Laborers had decided to keep a foot in both federations: joining up with Change To Win but remaining in the AFL-CIO.

But, the Laborers also made clear that they would leave the AFL-CIO if they felt changes were not being made. It seems like that time has come. At the very least, this is another big hit on the AFL-CIO’s already-beleagured budget: the Laborers paid about $2.2 million based on 2003 figures. So, it’s in that range, give or take a few thousand.

There is a tele-press conference scheduled for Monday afternoon. I’ll try to get to it but it’s a busy day.