October 27, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following statement on October 24.) The arrests of hundreds of undocumented immigrant workers at Wal-Mart stores in 21 states underscores the sobering fact that the “Wal-Martization” of our economy is driving down wages and...
October 27, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following story by Repps Hudson appeared on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch website on October 25.) ST. LOUIS — With the work stoppage at the St. Louis area’s three leading grocery chains in its third week, some striking or locked out union workers are...
October 24, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article by Suzanne Gamboa on October 23.) WASHINGTON — Federal officials arrested more than 300 illegal workers at 61 Wal-Mart stores across the country early Thursday morning and searched the office of one of the...
October 24, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on October 24.) IRVINE, Calif. — Shoppers are getting frustrated by the grocery clerks strike in Southern California. It’s been going on for nearly two weeks. One woman says she shopped at three...
October 23, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 23.) LOS ANGELES — Striking transit workers met with Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials early Thursday in their first face-to-face talks in two weeks. “It’s a positive...
October 22, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Union-Tribune posted the following story by Frank Green on its website on October 22.) SAN DIEGO — The union that represents 70,000 striking and locked out grocery workers in Southern California told federal mediators yesterday that it wants to jump-start...
October 21, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on October 20.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 2,440 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 126,743 ADD US TO UNION–About 750 workers employed by Addus HealthCare have a voice on the job with SEIU after...
October 21, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on October 21.) LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Jesse Jackson rallied picketing grocery clerks Monday, saying their strike was part of a wider struggle by workers across the country to fight employers’ efforts to...
October 21, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 20.) LOS ANGELES — Though there was no apparent progress in negotiations between striking mechanics and transportation officials, talks with train operators and bus drivers who walked off the job...
October 20, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 20.) LOS ANGELES — An estimated half-million commuters faced another morning rush hour without city buses or trains as a transit strike entered its sixth day. The labor protests in the...
