Posted on 17 March 2005. Tags: AFL-CIO Finances, John Sweenye, Labor
I’m wondering…is there a budget at the AFL-CIO and is someone watching the bottom line? Cuz the Federation’s audit firm, “Calibre,” had some pretty worrisome information for the Finance Committee, don’t you think? To wit: the Federation’s assets grew pretty nicely between 1995 and today, around 40 percent—but the reserves are down from over $71 […]
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Posted in General Interest, The Future Of Labor
Posted on 15 March 2005. Tags: AFL-CIO Finances, John Sweeney, Labor, Organizing
Dear John: Since the AFL-CIO meeting in Vegas, I had a chance to look over your statement of March 2nd. I was thrilled to see you say that the AFL-CIO has a plan to INCREASE the labor movement’s investment in helping workers organize. Actually, you made this point twice in four paragraphs. But, why does […]
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Posted in General Interest, The Future Of Labor