AFL-CIO President John Sweeney renewed the union?s commitment to passing the Employee Free Choice Act, claiming that the Act?s provisions would facilitate the creation of unions, which would in turn address the growing disparity in pay between CEOs and average workers. The legislation is opposed by most employers, but it has received support from Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama.
See "AFL-CIO head says wage inequality demands labor law reform", Joanne Kelley, Rocky Mountain News, August 25, 2008