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Walesa's triumphant visit to the nation's capital continued during the afternoon, when President Bush appeared with him at an AFL-CIO convention, hailing him as "America's special guest" and promising more aid for Poland...
...thwarted in their attempts to legislate a higher minimum. Just last June, Bush vetoed an increase to $4.55 an hour. He was responding to arguments from business that a higher minimum would force 200,000 workers to lose their jobs. The logjam broke two weeks ago, however, when AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland suggested a compromise plan to the White House...
...family has never been popular with the left. Its support for right-wing causes (such as the Nicaraguan Contras) and history of acrimonious relations with organized labor and minority groups led to a long-running boycott of Coors beer by labor unions and other liberal concerns. Although the AFL-CIO recently ended its boycott, refusing to drink the Silver Bullet remains a common badge of political correctness on campus...
...addition, AFL-CIO officials have beeninstrumental in pushing for new legislation thatwould provide $2.5 billion for child caresubsidies...
Other unions involved in the rally included the AFL-CIO and Local 26, the Harvard dining hall workers' union. Representatives of both those groups and HUCTW said their organizations would continue to lend support to efforts against Stone...