The AFL-CIO's Chinese Box

In late September, AFL-CIO Executive Council member Andy Stern and three other union officials accepted an invitation to meet with China's labor organization. Problem is, the AFL-CIO, like virtually every other labor movement, views China's union as little more than an organ of the Communi...

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Published in:Bloomberg businessweek (Online) 2002-10 (3804), p.14
Main Authors: Aaron Bernstein, with Mark L. Clifford, Edited by Sheridan Prasso
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Labor unions
Meetings
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Summary:In late September, AFL-CIO Executive Council member Andy Stern and three other union officials accepted an invitation to meet with China's labor organization. Problem is, the AFL-CIO, like virtually every other labor movement, views China's union as little more than an organ of the Communist Party. That the meeting could signal a change in AFL-CIO policy triggered an outcry from prominent labor activist Han Dongfang.
ISSN:0007-7135
2162-657X