AFL-CIO Urges Stricter Bank Bailout Process, Hails NEA Affiliations

by via Mike Hall, AFL-CIO

Fri, Mar 6, 2009 7:31AM

Friday, March 6, 2009 : The AFL-CIO Executive Council wrapped up its winter meeting in Miami today, calling for stricter regulation and oversight of the financial industry, urging President Obama to ensure that taxpayers get “fair value” for any additional funds used to bail out the nation’s banks, authorizing continuation of discussions on unifying the labor movement and urging adoption of a global charter of rights for working women.

Also today, the AFL-CIO and the National Education Association (NEA) announced that three more NEA local chapters, with more than 3,000 members, have affiliated with the AFL-CIO under the Solidarity Partnership program. The program is supported by AFT, a long-time AFL-CIO affiliate.

Says AFL-CIO President John Sweeney:

These affiliations show that we are unified and committed to fighting for quality education in our nation’s classrooms.

The need for working families to come together to deal with the worst economy since the Great Depression is more important than ever, says NEA President Dennis Van Roekel.

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