Latest article from 'The Nation' on the ongoing discussions in the US about the future of the AFL-CIO. It looks likely that one of the key points of agreement will be some sort of rebate of per capita payments from the the AFL-CIO to unions which can demonstrate that they are investing in strategic organising. While on the surface this has a clear logic, I think the article correctly pulls out the fact that this is only likely to be something like $42m - small change when set against a total union income in the US of $5.5bn. On the flip side of this, a cut of $42m is likely to significantly impact on the work that the AFL-CIO currently does or is able to do in the future.

You can read more about the AFL-CIO's discussions this week here.