February 10, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Canada, Headlines
(The following article by Ian Austen was posted on the New York Times website on February 9.) OTTAWA — Wal-Mart Canada, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, said on Wednesday that it would close a store in Quebec where unionized workers are attempting to negotiate the...
February 10, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters and the AFL-CIO issued the following on February 9.) WASHINGTON — The following is a joint statement by Teamsters and AFL-CIO regarding the murder of Teamster Jose Gilberto Soto: The International Brotherhood of...
February 9, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on February 8.) WASHINGTON — A White House proposal to end subsidies for Amtrak and possibly push it into bankruptcy could backfire and disrupt train travel for millions of commuters, congressional and labor officials...
February 8, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on February 7.) WORKERS AROSE IN SAN ANTONIO—More 6,300 city employees in San Antonio, Texas, gained a stronger voice for quality public services with SEIU Local 1967 recently. The city recognized the union as the workers’...
February 8, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on February 7.) WASHINGTON — President Bush’s proposed budget is an assault on the fundamental priorities of working families. It’s another troubling step toward his goal to create a “you’re on...
February 7, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Matthew L. Wald was posted on the New York Times website on February 6.) WASHINGTON — The airline industry’s financial crisis and the collapse of some pension plans are leading the nation’s biggest pilot union and some...
February 4, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following letter written on February 3 is from the Working Families e-Activist Group. Dear Working Families e-Activist: When the president talks to America about something as serious as working families’ retirement security, we need to hear sound facts and...
February 2, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on February 1. ) WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education announced today that it will issue no formal endorsement of a candidate for Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), choosing...
February 1, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on January 31.) DIAGNOSIS: A VOICE AT WORK—The 560 clerical, technical and paraprofessional employees and registered nurses who work for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield won recognition with...
January 25, 2005 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on January 24.) DELIVERING THE GOODS—Workers at Silver Ink Inc.—a contractor that delivers packages for DHL—voted to join Teamsters Local 512 Jan. 14. The 33 workers and the company are in Jacksonville, Fla. Also, eight workers at...
