Laborers' International Union Expected To Rejoin AFL-CIO

[laughingliberal]

WASHINGTON — The Laborers' International Union has agreed to rejoin the AFL-CIO, sparking hopes that a once-splintered labor movement is moving closer to reuniting under a single umbrella.

"We are very excited that the labor movement is headed toward becoming more unified just as we need it the most," said Richard Trumka, president of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, or AFL-CIO, on Friday in a statement issued to The Associated Press.

Laborers spokesman David Miller declined to confirm the decision, but said leaders of the 800,000-member union representing construction workers would have more to say after a meeting on Sunday. Trumka told the AFL-CIO's executive council last week that the move would become final in October.

The Laborers and five other unions bolted from the federation in 2005 in a bitter dispute that damaged the AFL-CIO's political heft and sapped millions in dues from its budget.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/13/laborers-international-union-to-rejoin-afl-cio_n_682107.html?ir=Politics

[Brickbat]

1. Good.

The sooner that little experiment is brought to a close, the better.

[laughingliberal]

3. Agreed. It was not helpful. nt

[Historic NY]

2. Dick Trumpka is a good leader & excellant speaker.