BLET, Teamsters leave AFL-CIO
Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa issued the following statement
on July 25
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President Hahs statement on withdrawal
from AFL-CIO
It was a difficult decision and was not made lightly. Some nine months
of failed negotiations between Change to Win and AFL-CIO representatives
went into the decision. Change to Win believes labor must organize more
members and grow the labor movement. Change to Win also requested several
AFL-CIO constitutional changes. AFL-CIO was not willing to make the requested
changes.
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War for Amtrak funding continues
By a vote of 17-4, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation approved S. 1516, the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement
Act of 2005, on July 28.
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Members vote on Division size
initiative
As part of the merger document with the Teamsters, BLET members will
consider a constitutional provision this month that may impact the size
of local divisions.
In question is Section 37(b) of the Brotherhood's bylaws, which calls
for a membership vote on whether they want to keep divisions at their current
size or merge them with other divisions if active membership in the division
falls below 25.
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