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Article: TWO BIG UNIONS BOLT THE AFL-CIO LOSS OF TEAMSTERS, SERVICE EMPLOYEES UNION WEAKENS FEDERATION, WORRIES DEMOCRATIC PARTY.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 26, 2005
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Byline: Ron Fournier AP political writer
CHICAGO -- The AFL-CIO splintered on Monday, spooking some Democratic Party leaders and the ranks of organized workers, their futures in the hands of labor rebels who bolted the 50-year-old federation, vowing to reverse the steep decline in union membership.
"Our goal is not to divide the labor movement but to rebuild it," said Andy Stern, president of the 1.8 million-member Service Employees International Union. He and Teamsters President James P. Hoffa said their unions would leave the AFL-CIO, paving the way for other unions to follow.
Their action drew a bitter rebuke from AFL-CIO President John ...