Like many other Americans, labor leaders are worried about the recession and the economic fallout from September 11. Gathering in Las Vegas for the AFL-CIO's biennial convention the week of Dec. 3, they had plenty to fret about. Indeed, unions have more cause for concern than most, since the events of 2001 have battered them harder than almost any other group in the country. No one is more upset than aFl-cio President John J. Sweeney, who has been losing his six-year crusade to inject new life into the U. S. labor movement.
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机译：像许多其他美国人一样，劳工领袖担心9月11日以来的经济衰退和经济后果。12月3日当周，拉斯维加斯为AFL-CIO的两年一次的大会聚集在一起，他们对此充满担忧。的确，工会比大多数人更值得关注，因为2001年的事件比全国几乎任何其他团体更严重地打击工会。美国空军总统约翰·J·斯威尼（John J. Sweeney）失去了六年的十字军东征，为美国劳工运动注入了新的生命。
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