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Article: AFL-CIO Launches Campaign to Boost Pro-Union Political Candidate Support.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- December 6, 2001
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By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 6--LAS VEGAS--The AFL-CIO yesterday announced a campaign to give greater support to pro-union political candidates, similar to the effort that helped make the last presidential election the closest in American history.
The labor federation hopes more political power will translate into more members at a time union membership ranks at its lowest level in decades.
"We will double the number of union members in elected positions," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said at a press conference yesterday as he announced the "Target 5000" campaign.
Target 5000 is ...