Media Resources

Members of the media are invited to use these resources when covering the AFL-CIO 25th Constitutional Convention.

News Releases

• John J. Sweeney Re-Elected President of AFL-CIO on Platform of Focus and Fight for Working People
• Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on SEIU, UNITE/ HERE, IBT and UFCW’s Decision to Not Attend AFL-CIO Convention
• Top AFL-CIO Leadership Makes Historic Changes Executive Council Backs Sweeney Reform Plan
• Press advisory for AFL-CIO Convention
• AFL-CIO Executive Council Strongly Supports Sweeney Redirection Plans to Increase Support for Organizing and Grassroots Mobilization, Expand Leadership Diversity. “Winning for Working Families” Plan Up for Vote at Convention
• AFL-CIO Top Union Leaders Embrace Proposals Giving Federation New Power to Enforce Contract Standards and Promote Strategic Organizing; New Industry Coordinating Committees Would Be Established

Fact Sheets

• AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, memo on moving forward from the Convention to building a stronger labor movement at the state and local levels and maintaining organizational integrity.
• What's the Difference: A fact sheet to quickly compare the differences in proposals by the Winning for Working Families slate and Change to Win.
• Organizing: A multi-union effort.
• Fast facts on AFL-CIO Convention & membership.
• WORKING AMERICA.
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs).

AFL-CIO Leadership

• Photos of AFL-CIO top national officers.
• Biographies of AFL-CIO top national officers.
• Read AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on issues critical to today's working families.

AFL-CIO Executive Council

• Members, A–F.
• Members, G–L.
• Members, M–Y.
• Executive Council Actions.
  

AFL-CIO Constitution, amended at the 24th Constitutional Convention, 2001.