After major AFL-CIO members such as the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Communication Workers of America (CWA), the United Steelworkers (USW), the Service Employees International Unions (SEIU) or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), affiliated with the Change to Win Federation, endorsed the outgoing President, it came as no surprise that the AFL-CIO’s announced, on March 13, its support to Barack Obama through the current campaign.
th the Change to Win Federation, endorsed the outgoing President, it came as no surprise that the AFL-CIO’s announced, on March 13, its support to Barack Obama through the current campaign.
However, last year, the union movement reasserted its independence vis-à-vis the political power (see our dispatch No. 110696). And, even though the leader of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, started by affirming the unions’ “faith” in a President who “honors the values of hard work, of mutual respect, and of
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