The largest union in the AFL-CIO has begun the process of leaving the federation and creating its own coalition, a move that could cause a dramatic split in the membership -- and political clout -- of organized labor.During a three-day meeting concluding Saturday in San Francisco, the executive board of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) approved a resolution giving its leaders the authority to "disaffiliate" from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.In addition, the "Resolution on Action to Build New Labor Strength" authorizes the SEIU executive officers to "participate in the creation of a new organization ... to promote coordination, cooperation and collective action on organizing, bargaining and political action on a local, national and global scale."
The executive board of the United Food and Commercial Workers plans to discuss the possibility of disaffiliation with the AFL-CIO.
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