UMW seeks AFL-CIO affiliation after four decades
The United Wine Workers of America requests AFL-CIO affiliation as labor ties deepen. UMWA President Richard Trumka cites closer cooperation with the federation, while Kirkland notes solidarity across the movement. Long history includes CIO splits, 1955 merger, and fluctuating relations with AFL-CIO amid declines in membership.
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Washington
United Wine Workers of America
Labor
John L Lewis
Afl-Cio
UMW
Richard Trumka
UMWA
National Labor Federation
Lane Kirkland
Kirkland
Trumka
Thei
Labour Movement
Lewis
Old America Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
George Meany
AFL
Green
Meany
Aflcio
Kirland
Machinists Bold Move Tests Boeing Strike Network
The Machinists union leads a Boeing walkout while also boycotting Eastern and opposing the UAL buyout. The 57,000 strong group wields labor power in aviation, with a history of resisting wage concessions and maintaining adversarial labor relations.
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Cappelli
United
Washington
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Teamsters Union
Genoese
Teamsters
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Frank Borman
Frank Lorenzo
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