Executive Council Statement
AFL-CIO Executive Council Statement on Revising the Decisional Criteria for Determining Organizing Responsibilities Under Article XXI of the AFL-CIO Constitution
… Pursuant to Section 4 of Article XXI of the AFL-CIO Constitution, the Executive Council issues revised decisional criteria to govern … unions interested in organizing a group of workers may seek a ruling from an Impartial Umpire granting them the exclusive right to do so without competition or interference from any other affiliated union. The Article XXI procedure, and the … to develop strategic growth plans and enforceable contract standards, deserve swift and certain protection for their work. Under the revised criteria, one or more unions that are part of the industry coordinating committee and that are …