Labor Tries to Heal Their Differences

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Labor Tries to Heal Their Differences
Labor tries to heal wounds from a nasty divorce to reach shared political goals

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2006
By WILL LESTER Associated Press Writer

(AP) A year after their breakup, former partners in organized labor are trying to heal some differences by joining forces politically for the November midterm elections.

They're cooperating now for the sake of those who depend on them _ about 15 million union members.

Both the AFL-CIO and the breakaway Change to Win alliance are negotiating an agreement that would allow them to coordinate their massive effort to educate and mobilize workers.

Some hard feelings remain after organized labor splintered last year in a dispute about priorities, organizing strategies and personalities. Earlier efforts to pull the labor movement together have run into friction.