SEIU: Budget Cuts Will Gut California's Cost Efficient Home Care Program
Force Seniors and People with Disabilities Out of Their Homes and into InstitutionsMay 26, 2009 -- Los Angeles/Sacramento, CA -- Seniors, people with disabilities and the people who provide the care...
View ArticleAFL-CIO President John Sweeney Statement on the Supreme Court Nomination of...
May 26, 2009 -- America’s workers applaud the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. She is a brilliant jurist and in her distinguished career has worked at almost...
View ArticleMajor Academic Study finds No Union Intimidation from Majority Sign Up
Study analyzed public sector in four states over six year periodMay 27, 2009 -- Majority sign up does not cause union or employer intimidation, according to a new report released by departments at...
View ArticleUAW Agrees to Modify GM-UAW 2007 National Labor Agreement
Newly Ratified GM-UAW 2007 National Labor Agreement Modifications Eliminate Competitive Gap for GM 2009-05-29 -- DETROIT, Mich. - General Motors today confirmed that its UAW-represented employees have...
View ArticleChange to Win Statement On Labor Dept. Decision Reversing Bush Attack on...
May 29, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – Change to Win executive director Chris Chafe issued the following statement regarding U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis’ decision yesterday to suspend the midnight...
View ArticleSEIU to Senator David Vitter: You Can Run For Re-election, But You Can't Hide...
Facing Tough Re-Election, Vitter Fires First Shot of 2010... at SEIU; SEIU Highlights Vitter's Anti-Working Family Votes in New Ad; Vitter Tries to Cash In on Shameful RecordMay 29, 2009 -- Washington,...
View ArticleKentucky, GE, Louisville and GE’s Union Partner to Create Energy-Efficient...
First U.S. Manufactured ENERGY STAR® Qualified Water Heater Will Be Made in Kentucky Creating 400 New “Green Collar” JobsJune 1, 2009 -- LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- GE’s (NYSE:GE) Consumer & Industrial...
View ArticleUSW Presents Trade Case on China Tire Imports Today, June 2
June 2, 2009 -- Washington, D.C. – Leo W. Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers (USW) will present testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Tuesday, Jun. 2,...
View ArticleWorking American Dream: Foundation for the New Progressive Majority
June 1, 2009 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Working American Dream – quality health care, good jobs and educational opportunity -- is the foundation for the new progressive majority. Workers are looking to...
View ArticleObama Administration Auto Restructuring Initiative: General Motors Restructuring
June 1, 2009 -- On March 30, 2009, President Obama laid out a framework for General Motors to achieve viability that required the Company to rework its business plan, accelerate its operational...
View ArticleUSW, Members of Congress, Tire Workers Testify at ITC
June 2, 2009 -- (WASHINGTON, D.C.) -- United Steelworkers (USW) International President Leo W. Gerard today asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to give the U.S. tire industry a...
View ArticleNLRB Complaint Cites Retaliatory Attacks on Los Angeles Carwash Workers
June 2, 2009 -- Pittsburgh – Workers employed at a Los Angeles carwash who are seeking to improve their standard of living by forming a labor union with the United Steelworkers (USW) are one step...
View ArticleSEIU Vows to Block CA Governor Schwarzenegger's Assault on Home Care
SEIU Home Care Providers from Across the State Available to Comment Following Governor's Speech to Joint AssemblyJune 2, 2009 -- Sacramento, CA - In response to Governor Schwarzenegger's speech to the...
View ArticleNew York Governor Paterson Announces Deal On Critical Investment
Following Governor’s Intervention, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and the Greater Capital District Building and Construction Trades Council AFL-CIO Agree to Project Labor AgreementJune 3, 2009 -- New York Governor...
View ArticleSenator Jeff Merkley: Attacks On Vote-By-Mail Have No Place in Employee Free...
June 4, 2009 -- Washington, DC – In recent days, opponents of the Employee Free Choice Act have turned their fire toward a voting method that has been used successfully in Oregon for over a decade:...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines and Transport Workers Union Announce FAA Renewal of...
Program Includes 'Just Culture' Provisions to Enhance Analysis of Root Causes of Events and Possible Mishaps Rather than Only Reported IncidentsFORT WORTH, Texas, June 4 -- American Airlines, in...
View ArticleNew York Governor Paterson Announces Agreement With State Public Employee Unions
Unions Will Support Most Significant Reform of the State and Local Pension System in 25 Years to Provide Long-term Savings to TaxpayersJune 5, 2009 -- New York Governor David A. Paterson today...
View ArticleSEIU on Affordable Health Choices Act
Stern Statement regarding HELP Committee's Affordable Health Choices ActJune 9, 2009 -- Washington, DC - Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union, provided the following...
View ArticleUMWA endorses Rich Trumka for President of the AFL-CIO
June 16, 2009 -- The International Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) today unanimously endorsed Richard L. Trumka for President of the American Federation of Labor-Congress...
View ArticleSteelworkers Endorse Trumka as AFL-CIO President
June 16, 2009 -- PITTSBURGH – The United Steelworkers (USW) International Executive Board has unanimously endorsed Richard Trumka as the next president of the AFL-CIO.Trumka, the federation’s current...
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