October 20, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following statement on October 17.) We are deeply concerned about the “agreement” on funding for asbestos compensation legislation that was reached between asbestos defendant companies and their insurers, without any involvement...
October 17, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 16.) WASHINGTON — Twenty unions that back Dick Gephardt’s presidential bid are forming a new organization to support his campaign, a move that reflects labor’s growing split over the...
October 16, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Washington Post posted the following article by Albert B. Crenshaw on its website on October 16.) WASHINGTON — Negotiators for asbestos manufacturers and their insurers, under pressure from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), have agreed on funding...
October 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on October 14.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 6,536 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 124,303 BRINGING THE UNION HOME–Some 2,500 home care workers in Tulare County, Calif., joined United Domestic...
October 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following on October 14.) The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), Local 408, will be holding a rally at the Wal-Mart, at I-45 South and El Dorado Blvd. on Wednesday, October 15, 2003, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. UFCW, Local 408, is...
October 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Desert Sun posted the following story by Trey Clark on its website on October 15.) RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Lupe Carrillo held a picket sign Wednesday while pacing by the entrance to Albertsons. Air-conditioning and her old job lay just 10 feet away, but she...
October 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story by Kevin Krolicki on October 15.) LOS ANGELES — The union representing striking Southern California grocery workers Tuesday said it had filed a $600 million lawsuit against Albertsons Inc. and Kroger Co.’s Ralphs...
October 14, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Boston Globe posted the following story by Kimberly Blanton on its website on October 14.) BOSTON — U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders yesterday called for repeal of the free-trade measure that cleared the way for China to join the World Trade Organization,...
October 14, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Long Beach Press Telegram posted the following story by Nicholas Grudin and Kristopher Hanson on its website on October 14.) LONG BEACH, Calif. — Union leaders warned Monday that the Southern California supermarket strike will last “as long as it...
October 14, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on October 14.) LOS ANGELES — Mechanics for the nation’s third-largest public transportation system went on strike Tuesday, shutting down buses and trains that an estimated 500,000 daily riders count...
