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Politics : Proof that John Kerry is Unfit for Command

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To: American Spirit who wrote (25337)	5/6/2005 8:48:54 PM
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Internal AFL-CIO talking points stress cuts, viability RAW STORY In an internal set of talking points obtained by RAW STORY, the leadership of the AFL-CIO notes that major cuts are being made to the union's organization but emphasizes that the group is to assert it is on "absolutely solid financial ground." Advertisement The union slashed 167 jobs yesterday and said employees will have the opportunity to apply for 61 new positions. Union membership has dropped from 33 percent of the workforce to 12.5 percent over the past 50 years. The talking points follow. ### May 3 – Basic Talking Points • The AFL-CIO is reorganizing our structure to focus more effectively on two goals: 1) helping more workers form unions and 2) mobilizing members for legislation and politics. The Executive Council called for these changes in its meeting in Las Vegas at the end of February. President Sweeney issued a set of proposals based on these goals last week, building on a multi-month evaluation process that involved the entire labor movement. The proposals, called “Winning for Working Families,” can be found on our website at www.aflcio.org/proposal. • Resources will be shifted into organizing and political mobilization as part of this reorganization, and this will require staff changes and budget cuts in other areas. We will have four fewer departments and more than 100 fewer staff. Every department will have cuts. A number of programs will be merged or streamlined. For example, our Political and Field Mobilization departments will be merged for greater integration and efficiency. We will merge our Policy, Safety and Health and Legislative departments. We will rebuild our Organizing department and increase our Organizing Fund by $10 million a year – devoting more resources overall to organizing. We will reorganize our International work, integrating it with organizing and bargaining, and focusing on building global worker alliances. We will discontinue our magazine, cut back on printing and move resources for activists and leaders online. We have been cutting consulting costs and we will continue to do so. We will cut administrative costs. • We are in the process of meeting with staff and their bargaining representatives about these changes now, and do not feel that it is appropriate to give more detail at this time about specific staffing changes. • Today is a difficult day for many staff members who have done terrific work for the union movement. The changes today are not a reflection on the importance or quality of their work. Rather, the changes are a result of the reorganization. • The AFL-CIO is on absolutely solid financial ground. We have a healthy reserve fund. The budget we submit to the Executive Council in June will be balanced. We are debt-free except for the mortgage on our building. Anyone who says the AFL-CIO is in dire financial straits is giving false information and is simply being irresponsible. We are reorganizing to focus on organizing and member mobilization for legislation and politics – not because of any financial crisis.

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