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he labor movement has been significantly more visible on the national scene over the last few years. There is a higher profile and a new willingness to agitate and organize on behalf of America's working families. What may not be so apparent however are some of the other recent changes in how the American trade union movement (and its affiliated institutions like the AFL-CIO Working for America Institute) is renovating itself to meet the challenges that confront it in today's economy. These changes build on traditional commitments while embracing new tactics and even new structures. They hold tremendous potential for increasing labor's effectiveness on behalf of its members both in the workplace and in our global community. .

 

Some things, of course, haven't changed at all. Today's unions are still primarily concerned with helping working families succeed in today's economy. That mission and commitment is the same one that has motivated America's unions for centuries. Continued

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