April 16, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Phyllis Plitch on April 16.) NEW YORK — In a new campaign, the AFL-CIO is targeting directors who sit on compensation committees, holding them responsible for approving pay packages it considers egregious....
April 14, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following news release on April 14.) WASHINGTON — A new television advertising campaign launched today by the AFL-CIO continues the efforts of the working people’s organization to highlight the nation’s jobs crisis and...
April 13, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on April 12.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 2,001 New members reported in WIP year-to-date: 49,037 H&M, STERLING WORKERS ARE UNITE–Two hundred workers at H&M’s distribution centers in...
April 6, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on April 5.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 4,312 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 47,036 GOING BACK TO GO FORWARD—After spending three frustrating years without a contract as part of an unaffiliated...
March 30, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on March 29.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 1,158 New members reported in WIP, year-to-date: 42,724 CHOOSING A VOICE–Some 482 workers gained a voice on the job with AFSCME. More than 300 Washington State Patrol...
March 24, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News circulated the following story by Andrew Galvin of the The Orange County Register on March 24.) SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Even as grocery shopping returns to normal for millions of Southern Californians after the 20-week strike and...
March 23, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on March 22.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 12,876 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 41,566 A BIG NEW VOICE—More than 11,650 workers joined the UAW recently. In a major win, the 1,150 workers at...
March 17, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following story by Albert B. Crenshaw appeared on the Washington Post website on March 17.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFL-CIO yesterday petitioned the Bush administration to pressure the Chinese government to increase wages and improve working conditions...
March 17, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on March 16.) WASHINGTON, March 16 — The AFL-CIO this morning filed an unprecedented petition under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 demanding that President Bush and the U.S. Trade Representative pressure the Chinese...
March 16, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on March 16.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 1,269 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 28,690 A GOOD RESOURCE—The 618 workers at The Resource Center, which educates children with disabilities at 56 sites in...
