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...support for the protesters has come from several “big names,” including Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ’54-’56, who made an appearance at Mass. Hall and shook hands with some of the protesters. Many executives of the AFL-CIO, including its president John Sweeney, have sent letters supporting the sit-in. Some public figures have supported the cause of a living wage without specifically mentioning the protest; Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.), sent a letter endorsing the campaign for a living wage, and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, though...
Bolstered by a steadily growing "tent city" of supporters and impromptu messages from U.S. Senator Edward M. Kennedy '54-'56 (D-Mass.), former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, PSLM members said they plan to occupy the building indefinitely-until the administration grants Harvard employees a living wage of at least $10.25 per hour...
Similarly, AFL-CIO Union President John Sweeney called the supporters "courageous" in a phone call to the building-one of many union voices heard yesterday...
Most Republicans support the free-trade area, and President Bush wants Congress to give him the "fast-track" negotiating authority that is essential to forging a deal. But the AFL-CIO, fearing the shift of U.S. jobs to Latin America, has called for rejection of the trade agreement in its current form. And Congress now includes more Democrats than when it failed to grant fast-track authority to President Clinton...
...first acts in office was to freeze restrictions that prevented the Federal Government from doing business with companies that have a record of violating labor laws. And on a Saturday in February--only three days after Labor Secretary Elaine Chao held a conciliatory meeting with the AFL-CIO executive council in Los Angeles--Bush issued four antiunion Executive Orders: two weakened labor's hand with federal contractors; another aimed to cut into its political power by reducing the amount it collects for political activities. "Put it together, and it's probably as antiunion a package as we've seen from...