October 5, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on October 4.) A SPECIAL WIN—Some 2,134 New York City home care workers employed by Special Touch voted Aug. 31 to join SEIU District 1199NY. Meanwhile, the majority of 280 workers at Tenet’s Western Medical Center in Anaheim, Calif.,...
September 28, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on September 27.) IRON WORKERS SIGN LANDMARK DEAL—In a landmark agreement, the Iron Workers signed a contract with Phoenix-based J.D. Steel, one of the nation’s largest reinforcing contractors. The pact covers 350 workers—most of them...
September 28, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The National Labor College issued the following news release on September 24.) SILVER SPRING, Md. — The National Labor College recently welcomed students to its brand new residential facility. The new residence hall features 49 rooms, which can accommodate up...
September 21, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on September 20.) FLOC WINS HISTORIC AGREEMENT—In a historic win for migrant farm workers and their families, the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC) on Sept. 16 signed an agreement with the North Carolina Growers Association...
September 20, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Micheline Maynard was posted on the New York Times website on September 20.) NEW YORK — Leonard Robinson, who put in 30 years as a mechanic at Pan American World Airways, has a message for his counterparts at US Airways, Delta, United...
September 15, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 15.) WASHINGTON — Fresh from their triumph in the House, labor allies want the Senate to derail new Bush administration overtime rules that critics say would prevent 6 million American workers...
September 14, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on September 13.) LOS ANGELES — Thousands of hotel workers in Los Angeles, Washington D.C. and San Francisco are prepared to strike in a concerted attempt to pressure employers into signing contracts that...
September 14, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on September 13.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 1,664 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 85,497 VICTORY AT PAN AMERICAN—The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week certified SEIU District...
September 13, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following news release on September 10.) WASHINGTON — The new “Ask A Lawyer” and overtime quiz websites designed to help workers worried about losing their overtime protection under the Bush Administration’s new...
September 8, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on September 7.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 2,547 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 83,833 GRADUATING TO A UNION–The 2,000 graduate employees at the University of Illinois Chicago campus are now...
