AFL-CIO sets sights on younger employees (The Washington Times)

John Sweeney spent the past 14 years building the AFL-CIO into a political powerhouse for worker's rights and other progressive Democratic causes. Yet over the same time, the ranks of union members continued to shrink, diminishing organized labor's clout in the workplace. Frustration with Mr. Sweeney's tenure and the dip in membership led seven unions to split from the AFL-CIO four years ago to ...