▁work ▁began ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁concluded ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁" F ut ures ▁II " ▁committee ' s ▁final ▁report , ▁approved ▁by ▁A FT ▁deleg ates ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁advoc ated ▁a ▁four - point ▁plan : ▁ 1 ) ▁building ▁a ▁" c ulture ▁of ▁organ izing " ▁throughout ▁the ▁union , ▁ 2 ) ▁en han cing ▁the ▁union ' s ▁political ▁advoc acy ▁efforts , ▁ 3 ) ▁eng aging ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁public ity , ▁legisl ative , ▁fund ing ▁and ▁political ▁campaign s ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁institutions ▁in ▁which ▁A FT ▁members ▁work , ▁and ▁ 4 ) ▁recomm itting ▁the ▁A FT ▁to ▁fost ering ▁dem ocr atic ▁education ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁abroad . ▁Feld man ▁moved ▁quickly ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁was ▁implemented , ▁establish ing ▁several ▁new ▁executive ▁council ▁comm itte es ▁( including , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁and ▁Organ izing ▁Committee ) ▁and ▁task ▁forces ▁and ▁seeking ▁further ▁constitution al ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁union ' s ▁political ▁fund - ra ising ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Feld man ' s ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁A FL - C IO ▁was ▁difficult ▁to ▁character ize . ▁The ▁A FT ▁had ▁opposed ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁John ▁S ween ey ▁as ▁A FL - C IO ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁While ▁Feld man ▁supported ▁S ween ey '