Luncheon

Friday, January 5, 2001
12:30–2:00 p.m.
Association of American Law Schools Luncheon

Speaker: John J. Sweeney, President, AFL-CIO [View Luncheon Speech]

John J. Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO at the federation’s biennial convention in October 1995. The AFL-CIO’s mission is “to bring social and economic justice to our nation by enabling working people to have a voice on the job, in government, in a changing global economy and in their communities.”

Mr. Sweeney’s trade union career began as a research assistant with the Ladies Garment Workers. In 1960, he joined Service Employees International Union (SEIU) as a contract director for New York City Local 32B. He went on to become union president and to lead two citywide strikes of apartment maintenance workers. In 1980, he was elected president of SEIU.

(Separate fee for attending this luncheon. See the registration form to purchase tickets. Codes: F0101 main selection; F0102 vegetarian selection. Price: $50.00).