February 20, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 20.) WASHINGTON — Divided for much of the political season, organized labor got behind the candidacy of Democratic front-runner John Kerry on Thursday, with the president of the AFL-CIO...
February 19, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on February 19.) WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is getting a formidable ally to ward off rival John Edwards’ challenges to his position on trade — the labor unions...
February 18, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on February 17.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 10,282 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 18,072 GENERAL BOARD MEETING—The General Board of the AFL-CIO will meet Feb. 19 in Washington, D.C., to consider...
February 13, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Freeman appeared on The San Diego Union-Tribune website on February 13.) SAN DIEGO — Safeway, owner of the Vons chain, put a price tag on the Southern California grocery strike for the first time yesterday, saying it cost the company...
February 12, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on February 11.) BOSTON — About 43,000 Stop & Shop workers in New England are threatening to go on strike as early as next week over a contract proposal that would make employees pay more for health care...
February 12, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following story by Jessica Guynn appeared on the Contra Costa Times website on February 12.) SAN FRANCISCO – Several hundred union members rallied in the heart of the Financial District in an effort to shake Wall Street’s faith in Safeway Inc. on the...
February 11, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on February 10.) Nationwide, Workers and Their Allies Tell Safeway They Will Hold the Line on Healthcare WASHINGTON — In a dramatic, organized effort, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the...
February 10, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on February 10.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 2,260 New members reported in WIP year-to-date: 7,790 CWA WINS IN NEW MEXICO–After a card-check by the New Mexico Public Employee Labor Relations Board on Feb....
February 10, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on February 10.) LOS ANGELES — Four months into one of the biggest labor disputes in decades, the union representing 70,000 striking or locked-out Southern California...
February 9, 2004 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Freeman and Penni Crabtree appeared on the San Diego Union-Tribune website on February 8.) SAN DIEGO — By traditional measures, the Southern California grocery strike would seem to be going well for the United Food and Commercial...
