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3 million members, can better use
its financial and human resources.
Among the key recommendations in "Use Our Power" are: invest $200 million
to create a labor-owned cable network that projects a positive image of union
members and the American labor movement; establish a health care database to
leverage the purchasing power of over 50 million union members and retirees
and expand the number of votes cast by focusing political efforts on states
with heavy concentration of union households.

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"The Machinists' view is that how we use our power is the acid test of the
labor movement," said the report, which cites 28 million union members who
voted in the 2004 presidential election and the million who joined Working
America as examples of a still vibrant and potentially influential movement.

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Machinists Union Unveils Reform Strategy for AFL-CIO

WASHINGTON, The International Association of
Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today unveiled "Use Our Power," a
sweeping seven-point strategy document that focuses on labor's core strengths
and is certain to reinvigorate the debate over the future of the AFL-CIO .7 billion in assets and 13.

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In defiance of the United States Congress, the Defense Department refused
to consult with the unions that represent the department's employees, as
called for in the defense authorization legislation that sanctioned the
creation of the new personnel system .

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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), together with the
Association of Civilian Technicians (ACT), the International Association of
Firefighters (IAF), the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the
International Federation of Professional + Technical Engineers (IFPTE ), the
Laborers International Union of North America (LIU), the Metal Trades
Department of the AFL-CIO, the National Association of Government Employees
(NAGE), the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), and the United
Power Trades Organization (UPTO) filed their suit in the U.
"Here at the Machinists Union, we believe the current fight for control of
the AFL-CIO is a waste of time, energy and resources," said the report
commissioned by IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger , a vocal
supporter of independence and autonomy for international and local unions.

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"The solidarity displayed in the filing of this law suit by these 10
unions shows that we mean business," said AFGE General Counsel Mark D.

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In its new National Security Personnel System (NSPS), also known as the
Rumsfeld plan, the Department of Defense has significantly narrowed employees'
rights to collective bargaining and all but eliminated the due process rights
that enable employees to speak with confidence when they see wrongdoing or
mismanagement.
The IAM is opposed to proposed 'reforms' that would force smaller unions to
merge with the larger AFL-CIO affiliates.

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The defense authorization
legislation that allowed for the creation of a new system to replace the
current civil service structure called for the agencies to engage in active
collaboration with unions and employees' representatives.
"Instead, DOD has unveiled a plan that it has created unilaterally," said
John Gage, national president of the American Federation of Government
Employees (AFGE).

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Blair, acting director of the U.

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S. A link to "Use Our Power" is
available at http://www.

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The unions claim that in issuing its
proposed rule changes without their involvement in the system's design , both
DOD and OPM have violated section 9902(m) of the Defense Authorization Act for
fiscal 2004 .

Additional suggestions in the 11-page strategy document include: expanding
AFL -CIO support for civil rights and women's movements; reevaluate how
disputes are resolved within the AFL-CIO and provide affiliates with far more
information and input over the development of AFL-CIO programs and budgets.org.

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The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest
federal employee union, representing 600,000 workers in the federal government
and the government of the District of Columbia.

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Defense Workers' Unions File Suit Against Rumsfeld

Office of Personnel Management
(OPM). The unions claim that Rumsfeld and Blair circumvented the will of
Congress in the design process for the proposed new National Security
Personnel System for the Department of Defense. Roth.
"The American Labor Movement may be a lot of things, but it is not
politically impotent, financially bankrupt or lacking in allies," said the IAM
in "Use Our Power," a report with detailed recommendations about how the labor
movement, with $6.

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AFGE, Nine Other DOD Unions Challenge New Personnel System Proposed
Regulations Circumvent the Will of Congress, Say Union Presidents

WASHINGTON, Ten unions today joined together to
file suit in federal court against Defense Secretary Donald H. "In the 10 meetings we had with DOD officials, we were
never permitted to go beyond the superficial, resulting in a personnel system
that will compromise national security, and which has grave implications for
safety of America's fighting men and women.
"No one, not even the secretary of defense, is above the law.

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It also called for
OPM to play an active role in the system's design.

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
represents nearly 700,000 active and retired members and is among the largest
industrial trade unions in North America.