Month: June 2001

Eliminate Objectionable Language from AFL-CIO Constitution

WHEREAS in August 2000, the delegate body of the King County Labor Council (KCLC) in Seattle, Washington approved a major revision of the Council’s Constitution and By-Laws by adopting a series of amendments; and WHEREAS during this process, the delegate body voted to exclude the following language that had been requested for inclusion by the … Read More

Resolution to Oppose Plan Colombia

WHEREAS the Colombian government is the third-largest recipient of US military aid; and WHEREAS “Plan Colombia” is a $7.5 billion “aid” package written by the former administration, supported by the current administration, and backed by the Colombian government; and WHEREAS the cornerstone of Plan Colombia is $1.3 billion in military aid; and WHEREAS the right-wing … Read More

It’s Time to Clear the Air about the AFL-CIO

WHEREAS the impact of economic globalization on American working families and workers everywhere is causing more job dislocation, impoverishment of working families, division among workers and a huge economic gap between rich and poor in the U.S. and among nations, with power shifting more and more into corporate hands; and WHEREAS an effective strategy to … Read More

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