Executive Council Statement
Extending the Solidarity Charter Program
… Council in August 2005 following the disaffiliation of several national unions from the AFL‑CIO, has made it possible to have a unified labor movement at the state and local levels. In states and communities across the country, local unions work together through the AFL‑CIO’s state and local organizations on common organizing, bargaining, legislative and political … few issues or problems in the program’s implementation or operation. At the same time, there are inherent shortcomings to the program, most notably that the Solidarity Charter program is no substitute for national AFL‑CIO affiliation and the …