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Laborers’ International Union Rejoins AFL-CIO

HeadlineAug 16, 2010

In labor news, the Laborers’ International Union has agreed to rejoin the AFL-CIO five years after the union split off to form the Change to Win Federation. The laborers are the second union to come back to the AFL-CIO. Last year, the union of hotel, restaurant and clothing workers, known as UNITE HERE, also rejoined.

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