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Union Federation Opposes War With Iraq ====================================== By LEIGH STROPE The Associated Press Thursday, February 27, 2003; 4:43 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12397-2003Feb27.html The nation's largest labor federation declared its opposition Thursday to war against Iraq at this time, saying President Bush has not made a case for an attack without broad support from U.S. allies. The executive council of the AFL-CIO, made up of 65 unions, ended its four-day meeting by unanimously passing the carefully worded resolution, which also says Saddam Hussein must be disarmed - with "multilateral resolve, not unilateral action." Organized labor had tough words for President Bush, without naming him directly, saying the United States has squandered the goodwill it enjoyed after the terrorist attacks and insulted the nation's allies. "The president has not fulfilled his responsibility to make a compelling and coherent explanation to the American people and the world," the resolution said. Organized labor has typically backed military action in the past, including strong support for the Vietnam War. "By historical standards, this is unusual and this is significant," Robert Bruno, labor professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, said of Thursday's resolution. Morton Bahr, president of the Communications Workers of America, said the resolution was the result of a number of briefings on Iraq with officials who worked in the Clinton administration, including former national security adviser Sandy Berger and former chief of staff John Podesta. "We had real broad input from these guys who had been living with this for a long time," Bahr said, adding that organized labor has historically taken positions on wars that involve American workers and their families. The resolution urges the Bush administration to pursue broad, global consensus to put pressure on Iraq, "ensuring that war, if it comes, will truly be a last resort." AFL-CIO: http://www.afl-cio.org/ � 2003 The Associated Press --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://TOPICA.COM/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^^===============================================================
