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John Sweeney (labor leader)
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John Sweeney (labor leader)'s Biography

John Joseph Sweeney (born May 5, 1934) is the president of the AFL-CIO and a prominent member of the Democratic Socialists of America. An AFL-CIO vice president since 1980, he was elected president of the AFL-CIO at the federation's biennial convention in October 1995 and was most recently re-elected in 2005.

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  • The Hill: AFL- Baucus bill 'absolutely fails'
    News Source: Androscoggin News | 2 months ago
    Organized labor groups have been among the most ardent supporters of healthcare reform, and especially supportive of the inclusion of a public (or "government-run") plan in the bill. The bill introduced by Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-
  • Baucus unveils health plan, draws fire from all sides
    News Source: Miami Herald | 2 months ago
    Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus unveiled on Wednesday an $856 billion plan to overhaul the nation's health care system that includes taxes on high-end insurance policies and incentives to create health care co-ops around the nation, but
  • Businessweek: Union Leader Andy Stern on the Future of Big Labor
    News Source: Uinta County News | 2 months ago
    The AFL-CIO is expected to elect Rich Trumka as the new leader of the federation today, succeeding longtime President John Sweeney. Trumka would be heading a much larger organization if Andy Stern, head of the Service Employees International Union,
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  • Obama: Labor's Agenda Is My Agenda | The LA Progressive
    Blog Source: www.laprogressive.com | 2 months ago
    In the view of incoming AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka and all other national labor leaders, if the public option does not happen, it will not be due to Obama's lack of effort. ... Skipping the usual formalities, Specter said there were three issues
  • National Journal Online -- Under The Influence -- AFL-CIO ...
    Blog Source: undertheinfluence.nationaljournal.com | 2 months ago
    Moreover, the move suggests that the return of the dissident unions to the federation is likely to be incremental, not in unison as some labor leaders had hoped last spring when the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, and the independent National Education
  • AFL-CIO President John Sweeney: Solidarity Is Our Way of ...
    Blog Source: www.4ibew.com | 2 months ago
    After the resounding hymns of the Solidarity Chorus, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid greeted the convention by video. But at the heart and center of today's events was the tribute to AFL-CIO ... Following a moving
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