The Independent International: What case, if you were Adams, would you

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erect at the board meeting? The Space Workers International Union withdrew voluntarily from the AFL-CIO in 1993, ostensibly because of a difference in organizing philosophy with the leadership of the federation at tat time but actually because of personality difference between the Space Workers' president in those days and the then AFL-CIO president, the late Lane Kirkland. Its present officers have recently been assured, through informal overtures made to them by federation officials, that the international's return would be very much welcomed. The Space Workers' current president, Homer T. Molloy, and a definite majority of the international's 24- member executive board see no particular advantage in reaffiliating and are, therefore, inclined to let the union remain independent. But the board does vote unanimously to allow its popular First Vice President George C. Adams, who strongly favors a return to the federation, speak in defense of his position at its next meeting (scheduled for one month from now.) In private conversation, however, Molloy warns Adams that " you don't stand a prayer, Goerge, unless you can come up with some new arguments for reaffiliation: We've heard all the old ones."