Note: The following is from KSworkbeat.org, the Website of the Wichita / Hutchinson Labor Federation and was written by Stuart Elliott
(April 7) The AFL-CIO, Change to Win and the National Education Association announced today the creation of a National Labor Coordinating Committee to consult among their affiliated unions and to act nationally on the critical issues facing working Americans.
“Recognizing the historic moment we face, the American labor movement must unify to restore the American dream for working families,” said David Bonior, who continues as Chair of the unification effort.
“I am very pleased with our progress. The Committee pledged to complete its consultations and other work on unification plans over the coming months. A unified labor movement is the way to ensure that the vast majority of Americans who want a union are able to join one.”
The members of the National Labor Coordinating Committee are the Presidents of:
AFL-CIO, Change To Win, National Education Association, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Teachers, Communications Workers of America,International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Laborers International Union of North America, Service Employees International Union, Unite Here, United Auto Workers, United Food and Commercial Workers, and the United Steelworkers of America.
