AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, center (with the white hair), along with AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson, at his right, and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Richard Trumka on his left. Thousands of Labor leaders from across the country showed support for the Hotel Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 11 boycott of the New Otani Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Local 11 President Maria Elena Durazo is on the right in the photo. (photo by Harmon Belcher)