THE COMMIES ARE COMING: AFL-CIO seeks to expand membership to other communist groups to wield more political power

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WASHINGTON — Calling the labor movement in crisis, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says he will push far-reaching changes at the federation's convention next month, including forging closer partnerships and even accepting as members such outside groups as the Sierra Club and the NAACP.
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He wants to reach out to Americans who traditionally haven't been represented by unions — including graduate students, fast-food workers, child-care providers and young people who now may hold two or three part-time jobs. And while the AFL-CIO has worked with outside organizations before on particular issues, he envisions a closer and more continuous relationship with liberal-leaning religious, environmental and civil-rights groups.
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