5 Unions Make Bid to Rend Coalition

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WASHINGTON - Five dissident unions moved a step closer Wednesday to breaking up the AFL-CIO, forming a coalition aimed at pressuring federation President John Sweeney and boosting labor's dwindling ranks.

The Change to Win Coalition is comprised of unions that have made no secret of their unhappiness with Mr. Sweeney, who once headed the Service Employees International Union - one of three unions threatening to bolt the federation.

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5 Unions Make Bid to Rend Coalition

The other two threatening to leave are the United Food and Commercial Workers Union and Unite Here, a union rep...

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