Resolution To End Government Funding Of The International Operations Of The AFL-CIO And Open The Books Of The AFL-CIO

1.    Whereas, working people and members of the AFL-CIO have the right to transparency about the operations of their unions and,

2.    Whereas, the AFL-CIO has collaborated with the CIA, Agency For International development AID and the National Endowment for Democracy NED and,

3.    Whereas, workers around the world and their unions have faced attacks and subversion by this collaboration of the AFL-CIO leadership and,

4.    Whereas, a democratic independent trade union movement must not be funded by governments and,

5.    Whereas, we need real worker to worker direct solidarity and education of our mutual issues and needs and,

6.    Whereas, US labor faces the same attack as workers around the world of privatization, deregulation, union busting and the growth of fascist forces and,

7.    Whereas, the $75 million a year the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center compromises the independence of our trade union movement and,

• Therefore the AFL-CIO should  acknowledge the past anti-labor practices and apologize to trade unionists, worker organizations and their families who have been violently attacked and murdered in attempted coups and other operations and therefore,
• Therefore the AFL-CIO should drop ALL contact with the National Endowment for Democracy and reject the $75 million a year it offers in blood money and,
• Therefore the AFL-CIO should open all its archives of its international operations and,
• Therefore there should be an independent labor investigation of these attacks and deaths and the AFL-CIO should compensate the workers and their families who have faced these attacks on workers rights and,
• Therefore  AFL-CIO shall withdraw the George Meany award from South African Chief Buthelezi for the attacks and murders of hundreds of trade unionists and their families
• Therefore the AFL-CIO will make a public report to the membership of the AFL-CIO on their website for all members and workers to be aware of this record and,
• Therefore the AFL-CIO will now rely on self funding and mass financial campaigns of solidarity work with trade unionists and labor around the world