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'''Labor Committee for the Re-election of Mayor Harold Washington'''

==Formation==
Near 50 trade unionist met over a weekend in early September 1986 to organize a Labor Committee for the Re-election of Mayor Harold Washington. Rep. [[Charles Hayes]], a member of the [[Congressional Black Caucus]] and an executive vice president of the [[Coalition of Black Trade Unionists]]  played a leading role in the gathering.

Other leading participants include;

*[[Frank Rosen]], president of [[United Electrical Workers]] Local 1114
*[[Sid Ordower]], a political activist
*[[Martin Henderson]], "community organizer and former [[ILGWU]] official
* Alderman [[Tim Evans]], Washington's  City Council floor leader<ref>PWW Sep. 10 1986, page 2, "Unionists organize to re-elect Washington, by [[Marcia Davis]]</ref>

==References==
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