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...Dolphins' victory boosts their record to 8-4-1, tying the Jets for first place in the AFL East...
That kind of organized opposition seems likely to spread as pro-environmentalist Senators and Congressmen prepare to push for a national bottle bill. The AFL-CIO, which has regularly opposed state bottle bills, claims that a national law could eliminate up to 80,000 jobs, mostly in bottle factories...
...whether or not candidates have representatives working for their own interests, it is clear that specific groups are already doing so. Most everyone points to labor--the AFL-CIO alone has 14 members on the commission, and Douglas Fraser, head of the United Auto Workers, is a co-chair. Testifying at the November hearing, representatives of the AFL-CIO backed the call for a large block of uncommitteds...
John Perkins, associate director of the labor federation's research branch, says the AFL-CIO "feels that the elected officials would represent those Democrats who do not participate in caucuses [or] primaries...
...Industrial Union Department of the AFL-CIO has half a dozen unions involved in an organizing campaign in Tupelo, Miss., and it is about to start a drive in the Baltimore-Washington area aimed specifically at women employees. White-collar workers are a prime target for organizing...