April 29, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on April 28.) WASHINGTON — With several large unions threatening to quit the AFL-CIO, John J. Sweeney, the federation’s president, sought to strengthen the organization...
April 28, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 28.) WASHINGTON — Latino and immigrant workers are among those facing the greatest risks of injury and death on the job, a new AFL-CIO job safety report says. On Workers Memorial Day, April 28, the AFL-CIO...
April 27, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Legislation
(The Associated Press circulated the following on April 24.) WASHINGTON — Lawmakers said Tuesday they plan to push ahead with legislation to ban asbestos liability lawsuits in exchange for a $140 billion trust fund despite lingering opposition from some interest...
April 26, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on April 25.) CAREGIVERS JOIN SEIU—The Michigan Employment Relations Commission April 19 certified SEIU Local 79 as the bargaining agent for some 41,000 home care workers throughout the state. In a three-week mail ballot election,...
April 21, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on April 18.) GAINING RECOGNITION—Some 400 workers are members of the Communications Workers of America after their employers agreed last week to voluntarily recognize the union. In Dallas, 270 employees of SBC Internet Services...
April 18, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on April 17.) WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is rapidly expanding audits of the nation’s labor unions, citing a need to ferret out and deter corruption. But union...
April 13, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 12.) WASHINGTON — Asbestos-related stocks rose sharply Tuesday as key Senate Democrats appeared ready to accept major concessions in an asbestos injury trust-fund bill circulated Tuesday. “I...
April 13, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on April 12.) NEW YORK — The United Food and Commercial Workers Union, which is trying to organize workers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., filed unfair labor practice charges against the world’s largest...
April 12, 2005 | AFL-CIO, CEO Pay, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article by Emily Chasan on April 11.) NEW YORK — The AFL-CIO, a federation of U.S. labor unions, on Monday called on the shareholders of several U.S. corporations to reform chief executive pay packages so executives focus more...
April 12, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 12.) WASHINGTON — Last week, the Maryland state legislature took a big step towards promoting greater access to health care for working families and towards leveling the playing field for Maryland...
