Word: afl
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...single individual, Hoffa's past activities make him a poor candidate indeed to bear the responsibility. The Federal government has not stopped him. If he is not to take upon his shoulders the mantle of Protector of the Economy, united labor and intelligent management must act first. The AFL-CIO has so far shown little concern for the Hoffa threat. Though it has refused to readmit the Teamsters, the general enthusiasm for "ethical practices" so outspoken three years ago has largely waned...
...What the AFL-CIO must do, however, is not to compromise with shady operations, but to intensify its own membership drive, which has lagged alarmingly in recent years. Management, too, would do well to be more receptive to moderate AFL-CIO organizing proposals so as to reduce the appeal of the more aggressive (but less ethical) Teamsters. The AFL-CIO is no small operation, it is true; but it is unquestionably more democratic and less monolithic than the Teamsters...