http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_SweeneyFind stories, videos, and photos about John Sweeney from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:19:49 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/01/09/solis.confirmation/tztop.solis.pool.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_Sweeney14433Find stories, videos, and photos about John Sweeney from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/solis.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/09/solis.confirmation/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama's choice for labor secretary, California Rep. Hilda Solis, promised to "improve the opportunities for hardworking families" as she began her confirmation hearings on Friday.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:07:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/16/real_estate/October_resets/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/10/16/real_estate/October_resets/index.htmAbout $50 billion in adjustable rate mortgages reset this month, driving interest rates up for many borderline borrowers. And despite efforts to raise awareness, it doesn't look like anyone is really prepared for what's to come.Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:40:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/29/mexico.trucks.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/08/29/mexico.trucks.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Teamsters Union said Wednesday it will ask a federal appeals court to block the Bush administration's plan to allow Mexican trucks to carry cargo anywhere in the United States.Thu, 30 Aug 2007 01:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/07/labor.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/07/labor.democrats/index.html#cnnSTCTextThere's a good reason why Democratic candidates court the support of organized labor.Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/18/immigration.bill/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/18/immigration.bill/index.htmlThe bipartisan immigration bill that could allow citizenship to an estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in the United States will run into bipartisan opposition in Congress.Fri, 18 May 2007 12:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390290/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390290/index.htmIn a sunlit office overlooking Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C., union leader Andrew Stern, 55, is sipping coffee and holding a midmorning meeting with a few top aides. The subject is a study on t... Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/30/aflcio.spending/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/30/aflcio.spending/index.htmlThe AFL-CIO announced Wednesday it will spend $40 million on get-out-the-vote operations for the midterm elections in an effort to try to drive congressional Republicans from power as well as win governorships in 21 states across the country.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/03/boat.overturned/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/10/03/boat.overturned/index.htmlA tour boat that sank to the bottom of New York's Lake George Sunday, killing 20 elderly passengers, did not have enough crew on board, authorities said Monday.Mon, 03 Oct 2005 05:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/29/labor.rift/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/29/labor.rift/index.htmlAnother large union decided to leave the AFL-CIO Friday, widening a rift that has cost the labor federation more than a third of its members in the past week.Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/28/labors.illusion/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/28/labors.illusion/index.htmlThe bolt in Chicago Monday from the AFL-CIO by the Teamsters and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) reflects a long-building reaction to John Sweeney's plans a decade ago when he muscled his way into the labor federation presidency.Thu, 28 Jul 2005 23:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/25/news/economy/boycott/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/25/news/economy/boycott/index.htmThe Teamsters and the Service Employees International Union voted Monday to withdraw from the AFL-CIO.Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:44:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/29/news/economy/aflcio/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/29/news/economy/aflcio/index.htmAFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney said in a teleconference with reporters Thursday that the organization is facing financial troubles and may have to lay off 25 percent of its workforce, according to the Washington Post.Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/24/novak.hoffa/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/24/novak.hoffa/index.htmlThe barons of the American labor movement gathered January 10 at the AFL-CIO fortress across Lafayette Park from the White House, with doors closed to the public as usual. The AFL-CIO Executive Committee's agenda prepared by President John Sweeney allotted 30 minutes for reform of the labor federation. But James P. Hoffa of the Teamsters insisted much more time was needed to debate badly needed changes.Mon, 24 Jan 2005 21:33:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/09/tue/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/09/tue/index.htmlThere are four Southern primaries today, two with juicy political implications. But the story we're watching most closely today is the awkward reunion of organized labor, which gathers in south Florida to make sense out of a particularly clumsy primary roadshow that left them divided, dispirited and, in some cases, doubting their ability to defeat President Bush.Tue, 09 Mar 2004 09:52:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/29/312453/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/10/29/312453/index.htmJohn Wilhelm knows that soon he'll be playing hardball with hotel owners from Philadelphia to Las Vegas to Honolulu. Contracts with thousands of unionized hotel workers in those and other cities ar...Mon, 29 Oct 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307382/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/07/23/307382/index.htmDoug McCarron, president of the carpenters' union, seems an unlikely savior for Big Labor. After all, McCarron delivered a body blow to the labor establishment in March when he pulled his 550,000-m...Mon, 23 Jul 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284658/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/07/24/284658/index.htmDespite constant talk about the unseemly influence of money on politics, campaign contributions alone don't necessarily determine elections. For example, even though business interests have outspen...Mon, 24 Jul 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248748/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/09/28/248748/index.htmThat's John Sweeney, standing outside a tire factory in Des Moines, oddly formal in his signature black suit. It's 5:30 in the morning. A bright half-moon shines down on first-shift workers going i...Mon, 28 Sep 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/06/10/213273/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/06/10/213273/index.htmYou can't blame Douglas Fraser for getting a little excited. "When was the last time anyone from Fortune called about the labor movement?" says the former United Auto Workers president, now teachin...Mon, 10 Jun 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210060/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/03/04/210060/index.htmTHE BRIDGE BLOCKERS Mon, 04 Mar 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/11/208440/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/12/11/208440/index.htmTHE ALL-PURPOSE SUIT Mon, 11 Dec 1995 05:01:00 EST