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Most indignant of all were some 350 labor leaders of the AFL-CIO, who met in a Washington summit to hammer out their own economic plan. In a characteristically colorful diatribe, AFL-CIO President George Meany called the President's program "disastrous, the weirdest one I have ever seen." He drew the loudest applause when he attacked the oil-producing Arab nations along with Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. "Kissinger had a new quotation for the history books: 'Pay.' And pay we did, and we will continue to pay until the U.S. deals with the blackmailers...
...only dictated U.S. foreign policy but also tried to determine the domestic policy of another country. During its two-year peregrination to passage, the bill gave rise to some strange alliances and taut confrontations. Congressional conservatives opposing trade with Russia joined with liberals concerned with human rights and the AFL-CIO, which feared the loss of American jobs. U.S. Jewish organizations were firmly ranged against the actions of a Jewish Secretary of State. Two Presidents vied for power with a Senator who was after their job. The highlights...
JOSEPH LANE KIRKLAND, 52, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO and President George Meany's right-hand man. Kirkland is known in labor circles as a skillful behind-the-scenes negotiator...
...begins to talk about District 65, telling the story of its secession from the AFL-CIO after quarrels over the Indochina war and minority representation in the union. "We advocated changes," he says, "and in 1968 we decided that no longer in good conscience could we continue in a union we so sharply disagreed with...
...organized in a traditional way," Ron Burns, a member of the core committee, says. "The traditional way is to talk to people, use (union membership) cards, and build momentum. That's the AFL...