Labor opens house to all U.S. workers

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http://peoplesworld.org/labor-opens-house-to-all-u-s-workers/

Leaders of unions and some of their nonunion allies emerged from the floor of the AFL-CIO convention here Sept. 9 to talk about "Resolution 5," a key resolution approved here that literally invites every American worker to join the labor movement.

"Union members are a minority among America's workers as well as among voters in most elections, and that has been increasingly so for more than half a century," Resolution 5 reads.

"The popular majority, of which union members are a key part, is fragmented in the face of global corporations and the 1 percent that controls a vast and increasing amount of wealth and threatens to seize control of our democracy."

Larry Cohen, president of the Communications Workers of America, said the labor movement has been "confined" and "limited" by the government and employers when the reality is "all workers who want to take collective action to improve wages, hours and working conditions" make up the labor movement.

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[agent46]

1. This could be big

[mountain grammy]

2. Yes, this could be big.. kind of like Pope Francis embracing non Catholics and non believers.

We're all in this together, people!

[Control-Z]

3. Rec, rec, rec!

I like the sound of this!

[MrsKirkley]

4. very exciting