Black Trade Unionists Call For Building Political Strength

“Nearly 1,500 union members,” including Metro Council President Joslyn Williams, met in Chicago this weekend for the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Annual Convention, reports James Parks of the AFL-CIO Now Blog. The convention focused on the effects of the Bush administration’s economic policies and strategies “to ensure the next administration is accountable for improving the lives of all America’s working families,” Parks reports. Click here to read the full story.