John Sweeney (labor Leader)
John Joseph Sweeney (born May 5, 1934) was the president of the AFL-CIO from 1995 to 2009.
Read more about John Sweeney (labor Leader): Early Years, Union Career, 1995 Campaign For Presidency of The AFL-CIO, First Decade in Office, 2005 Campaign For Presidency of The AFL-CIO, Personal Life
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“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.”
—Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 21:4.
“Now Sweeney phones from London, W. 2,
saying, Martyr, my religion is love, is you.
Be seated, my Sweeney, my invisible fan.
Surely the words will continue, for that’s
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—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)