Colleagues: today, a new labor coalition was unveiled of five unions who may use the new grouping as an umbrella for a new labor federation. I'll be discussing this tonight on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS (check local listings for exact time).
Also, I've posted a lengthy report from the press conference that took place just a couple of hours ago. Overall, I think people should see this new coalition as distinct from the debate about the future of the AFL-CIO. While the coalition will pressure the AFL-CIO between now and the July convention, I think the coalition has a longer-term future that may bring new energy to labor. See:
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