December 9, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The following article by Richard A. Ryan was posted on the Detroit News website on December 9.) WASHINGTON — Teamsters President James P. Hoffa called Wednesday for dramatic changes in the operations of the AFL-CIO to reverse a long decline in union membership...
December 9, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on December 9.) DETROIT — Teamsters union President James P. Hoffa says the 13-million member AFL-CIO needs to undergo a major shakeup to reverse a long decline in membership and restore labor’s...
December 9, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on December 9.) WASHINGTON — The Teamsters union heated up the debate over reshaping the labor movement yesterday by proposing to slash the A.F.L.-C.I.O.’s budget and...
December 8, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, Teamsters
(The International Brotherhood of Teamsters issued the following news release on December 8.) WASHINGTON — The Teamsters General Executive Board today endorsed a bold plan presented by General President James P. Hoffa to restructure the AFL-CIO to focus more...
December 7, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on December 6.) PUBLIC WORKERS GAIN UNION—In Doña Ana County, N.M., nearly 200 juvenile/adult officers and blue-collar workers at the county jail formed unions with AFSCME Council 18. In Bridgeport, Conn., 35 supervisors from the...
November 30, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on November 29.) CASINO WORKERS JOIN UNION—Nearly 700 workers at the Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino near Fresno, Calif., became the newest members of UNITE HERE Nov. 19 through majority sign-up. Under majority sign-up, workers...
November 24, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Amy Joyce was posted on the Washington Post website on November 23.) WASHINGTON — An attempt to block the Bush administration’s proposed changes in overtime rules was killed before the 2005 spending bill received final...
November 19, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines, NS
(The following story by Lois Caliri appeared on the Roanoke Times website on November 19.) ROANOKE, Va. — A proposal that would have produced more jobs rebuilding locomotives at Norfolk Southern’s East End shops has fallen apart. Union leaders said NS...
November 16, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on November 15.) ANIMATED VICTORY—More than 220 employees of DPS Film Roman in North Hollywood, Calif., voted Oct. 29 for a voice at work with the Animation Guild, Local 839, Theatrical Stage Employees. DPS produces animation for the...
November 11, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Dept. issued the following on November 10.) Free holiday e-cards with a “Buy Union” theme & music for Christmas, Hannukah and Kwanzaa are available at http://www.shopunionmade.org/press.phtml Select a...
