John Sweeney stood at the left end of American unionism. And for 14 years, he stood atop that world, radicalizing organized labor and America in the process – and not for the better. On February 1, Sweeney, who served as AFL-CIO president during 1995-2009, died of natural causes at his home in Bethesda, Md. He was 86. His successor, current AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, lamented: “John was a great leader and a true innovator, driving the labor movement forward. We stand on that foundation today as we take on the challenges of inequality, systemic racism and much more.” Such praise embodies what has gone wrong with union leadership. By devoting vast sums of time and money to advancing the far Left, especially Democratic Party-affiliated political action committees and nonprofit groups, organized labor has taken giant steps in collectivizing our economy.
Sweeney was born to Irish immigrants on May 5, 1934. … Read More ➡
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