The AFL-CIO seeks new models or new ways, but the only option is class struggleIn March 2013, Richard Trumka, President of the AFL-CIO,spoke at a conference held in Chicago. His remarks were onthe plight of working people in the USA and the continued inability of thelabor movement to gain new members and reverse its downward trend. Inpreparation for the AFL-CIO convention in September 2013, the top leadershiphas issued a call for a discussion on what they have termed, new modelsand new ways to gain representation and represent workers. Trumkadetailed some of the major problems facing unions and working people whichincluded a declining membership, reduced retirement security, and an increasein income inequality.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?a=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:yIl2AUoC8zA) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?d=qj6IDK7rITs (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?a=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:qj6IDK7rITs) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?i=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:F7zBnMyn0Lo (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?a=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:F7zBnMyn0Lo) http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?i=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:gIN9vFwOqvQ (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/ml2day-recent?a=-aSJquz13Ac:OtDijXLrd7w:gIN9vFwOqvQ)
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