AFL-CIO Unions to Join Global Drive Aimed at Organizing T-Mobile USA

The AFL-CIO agreed March 2 to participate in global multinational organizing drives aimed at putting increased pressure on multinational companies in every country in which they operate.

The first target of the campaign will be Deutsche Telekom/T-Mobile USA, according to AFL-CIO Organizing Director Elizabeth Bunn.

During the second day of its annual winter meeting, the AFL-CIO Executive Council discussed and then adopted a statement in support of the campaign. Bunn said this drive is the first time the global labor movement, which has made a strong commitment to organizing as part of its core mission, is designating one campaign as ...