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14 August, 200030 per cent of the delegates to the Democratic convention in Los Angeles are union members.
USA: Union voices will be heard at the Democratic convention in Los Angeles, USA, this week. More than 1,500 union members are speaking up for such working family issues as strong Social Security and Medicare, quality and affordable health care, great public schools, good jobs and the freedom to choose a voice at work.
"Look at you - 1,500-strong, 30 percent of the delegates to this convention....With your help, we are going to run the most ambitious grassroots, people-powered effort we have ever had," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney told a pre-convention rally of union delegates.
The 1,500 union members, out of about 5,000 total delegates, will attend caucus meetings, political and educational workshops and have a strong voice on the convention floor.
The U.S. trade unions are doing more than ever to support the Democratic candidate, Al Gore, in the election campaign. We can never match the Republicans dollar for dollar, John Sweeney says. "But we have the people. We are going to mobilise tens of thousands of workers to get out to their communities and worksites to deliver their message."
"Look at you - 1,500-strong, 30 percent of the delegates to this convention....With your help, we are going to run the most ambitious grassroots, people-powered effort we have ever had," AFL-CIO President John Sweeney told a pre-convention rally of union delegates.
The 1,500 union members, out of about 5,000 total delegates, will attend caucus meetings, political and educational workshops and have a strong voice on the convention floor.
The U.S. trade unions are doing more than ever to support the Democratic candidate, Al Gore, in the election campaign. We can never match the Republicans dollar for dollar, John Sweeney says. "But we have the people. We are going to mobilise tens of thousands of workers to get out to their communities and worksites to deliver their message."