Sweeney to Speak at DC Voting Rights Rally

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney will be one of the featured speakers at the DC Voting Rights March on Monday, April 16. The AFL-CIO strongly supported DC voting rights in a resolution introduced by Metro Council President Jos Williams and adopted unanimously at its 2005 National Convention. The first major public demonstration of support for full Congressional representation for the residents of the nation's capital is set for Freedom Plaza on the 16th, and organizers hope to fill Pennsylvania Avenue all the way to the Reflecting Pool in front of the Capitol. Sweeney at 2006 Evening with Labor, photo by Ray Crowley