CWA President Morton Bahr, an elder statesman of the federation, opposed Sweeney in 1995, figuring a power struggle was bad for labor, even though he agreed with Sweeney’s goals.

CWA的Morton Bahr,为一名联邦的政界元老，在1995年曾对Sweeney，指出权利斗争对劳工不利，虽同Sweeney的目标。