CWA President Morton Bahr, an elder statesman of the federation, opposed Sweeney in 1995, figuring a power struggle was bad for labor, even though he agreed with Sweeney's goals.

CWA的会长Morton Bahr，作为一名联邦的政界元老，在1995年曾反对Sweeney，指出权利斗争对劳工不利，虽然他认同Sweeney的目标。

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It was the American Federation of Labor,or A.F.L.

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The 7.8-million-member Rengo, the national federation of labor unions, has deserted the SDP and lined up behind the Democrats.

CNN: Rise of a New Liberal Bloc

Since then, critics say, company owners and the government have been insulated from workers' demands by the Egyptian Federation of Labor Unions, which consistently sided with the government even though it was nominally representing the workers.

NPR: Striking Textile Workers in Egypt Get Concessions

Among the influential institutions pushing his ouster in recent weeks has been the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, although the labor union did not call for shareholders to vote against any Citi directors.

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