It was a grim group that crowded into the President’s Room at 16th Street at 4 p.m. yesterday. Along with many people who participated via phone, the AFL-CIO staff vented their anger at John Sweeney and Bob Welsh, his executive assistant and chief of staff, for the brutal staff cuts announced Tuesday. Black Tuesday is […]
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The Fallout From Black Tuesday
Posted on 06 May 2005.
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The Ax Falls–Update
Posted on 04 May 2005.
Okay, folks, here’s what’s coming in. Bob Welch, Sweeney’s executive assistant, and Stewart Acuff, organizing director, have held conference calls with respective staff members (there was a major foul-up with the first call with Welch so he’s scheduling another one for 3:30 p.m.). Field Moblization will be merged with the Political Department into a new […]
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The Day The Ax Falls
Posted on 03 May 2005.
(ALERT, ALERT, ALERT, ALERT, ALERT, ALERT: SEE UPDATES BELOW) It will not be a happy day at 16th Street and its satellite offices. I’ll be posting whatever information comes my way about the massive layoffs expected to be announced this morning. NOON UPDATE!!! Looks like, from first sketchy reports, that field staff are almost all […]
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The Day Before the Ax Falls
Posted on 03 May 2005.
Tomorrow, the word will come down on who will lose their jobs in the previously-reported cuts at 16th Street. All managers have been told to be in their offices nationwide and there’s a conference call scheduled tomorrow morning with Sweeney’s executive assistant, Bob Welch. One AFL-CIO staffer just sent me this missive from the Newspaper […]
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