May 24, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following article on May 23.) GW INSTRUCTORS VOTE SEIU—Some 1,200 adjunct and part-time faculty members at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., won representation with SEIU Local 500 after challenged ballots from an October 2004...
May 17, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on May 16.) WORKERS WIN WITH IBT—In four separate elections, more than 450 workers won a voice at work with the Teamsters. In late April, 316 paraprofessionals with the Middletown, N.J., School District voted to join IBT...
May 17, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The following article by Thomas B. Edsall was posted on the Washington Post website on May 17.) WASHINGTON — A coalition of dissident unions yesterday issued proposals for a reorganization of the AFL-CIO — including a major shift of money and resources...
May 17, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on May 16.) WASHINGTON — Some of organized labor’s largest unions criticized the AFL-CIO’s leadership Monday, contending the federation’s proposal for organizing new workers is too little,...
May 17, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on May 16.) WASHINGTON — Calling the recent proposals of the current AFL-CIO leadership, “too little too late,” a coalition of reformist unions issued its own plan today to...
May 13, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on May 12.) CHICAGO — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday reported a weaker-than-expected first-quarter profit as steep energy prices and cool, wet weather cut spring sales and warned that results for the current quarter...
May 10, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on May 9.) WASHINGTON — Last month’s jobs gain is an encouraging sign for America’s working families, but we must be sure that the employment growth is not just another blip on our economic radar. There are many signs...
May 10, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on May 9.) JUSTICE GOES ISLANDWIDE—In San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 26, delivery drivers at Islandwide Express voted to join Teamsters Local 901. There are 150 workers in the bargaining unit, and Islandwide does more business than both...
May 4, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on May 4.) BENTONVILLE, Ark. — With most of Wal-Mart’s workers earning less than $19,000 a year, a number of community groups and lawmakers have recently teamed up with...
May 3, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on May 2.) COURT WORKERS WIN CASE FOR UNION—The 141 Bergen County (N.J.) Court administrative employees voted April 18 for representation with Communications Workers of America Local 1034. Other recent victories include 34 workers...
