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AFL-CIO pushes unity at 12th constitutional convention
In Los Angeles, AFL-CIO opens a 12th constitutional convention with 1200 delegates and 1000 alternates, vowing unity amid internal rifts. Meany is expected to win another two-year presidency as labor leaders press Carter on unemployment, imports, and labor-law reform. Meany’s tenure and labor’s image are focal points, with cabinet officials slated to address delegates.
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Afl-Cio
Los Angeles
San Francisco
George Mesar
Bonaventure Hotel
Labor
George Meany
Confederation of Unions
Meany
Brooklyn
America
William Winpisinger
International Association of Machinists
Wimpy
Carter
Sol C. Chaikin
ANI
Chaikin
Tntot
Walter F. Mondale
Organized Labor