September 3, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following article on September 2.) WASHINGTON — As President Bush was preparing to accept the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, the country’s labor movement was preparing to try to dump him. With their focus on jobs,...
August 31, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on August 30.) CHOOSING A UNION–Some 250 employees of Monarch Industries in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, voted for UNITE HERE last week. Monarch makes pumps, hydraulic cylinders and metal castings. Another 32 workers at an...
August 27, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on August 27.) WASHINGTON — As President Bush addresses the Republican National Convention on Thursday, September 2, 10,000 union members will go door-to-door to talk with a million union households about the jobs crisis,...
August 27, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following news release on August 27.) Today’s Census Bureau report should alarm all Americans concerned about the economic policies that are driving our country in the wrong direction. Working families are bearing the brunt of economic...
August 25, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Amy Joyce was posted on the Washington Post website on August 25.) WASHINGTON — The labor movement would expect a John Kerry administration to repeal what officials called President Bush’s anti-union executive orders, to push for...
August 25, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 24.) WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO will monitor polls in battleground states on Election Day to guard against voting abuses, and is launching a new effort to educate voters about the process and their...
August 24, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on August 23.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 3,507 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 80,870 BIG WIN AT AMERICA WEST–After a hard-fought struggle, the nearly 3,100 customer service employees at...
August 24, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Leigh Strope on August 23.) WASHINGTON — Several hundred union members marched outside the Labor Department (news – web sites) to protest new overtime pay regulations taking effect Monday, with two...
August 23, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on August 23.) NEW YORK — The Bush administration’s new overtime rules go into effect today, but the Kerry campaign has already begun attacking the overhauled regulations,...
August 20, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on August 20.) WASHINGTON — In an unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s overtime pay rules, the Bush administration is delivering to its business allies an election-year plum they’ve sought for...
