September 16, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO distributed the following on September 15.) New members reported in this week’s WIP: 2,702 New members reported in WIP, year to date: 112,728 ACADEMIC UNION–The 2,100-member union of full-time faculty at the University of Cincinnati voted to...
September 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story on September 13.) DETROIT — Thousands of union workers jostled for precious room to maneuver through Ford Field’s concourses, slurping sodas and chomping on hot dogs, nachos and pizza as area workers...
September 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 14.) NEW HAVEN, Conn. — AFL-CIO President John Sweeney was arrested with 151 other demonstrators Saturday for blocking traffic as they marched through city streets in support of two striking...
September 12, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(UnionVoice.org circulated the following Action Alert on September 12.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Working families win! President Bush’s overtime pay cuts suffered a major setback when the U.S. Senate voted to block the overtime pay takeaway. We won this first...
September 9, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Union Privilege issued the following news release on September 8.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A scholarship program provided through the Union Plus Education Foundation and administered by the George Meany Center ? National Labor College (GMC-NLC) is helping to make...
September 9, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by Leigh Strope on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democrats Howard Dean, Richard Gephardt, and John F. Kerry were the top contenders yesterday for a crucial presidential endorsement from the largest union in...
September 8, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO circulated the following on September 5.) WASHINGTON — In a key tentative five-year settlement with Verizon, the members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers won a crucial victory that...
September 8, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Associated Press distributed the following article on September 7.) DETROIT — Contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers remained brisk Sunday as the sides worked to reach agreements before the current pacts expire in...
September 8, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The Washington Post posted the following article on its website on September 8.) WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential candidates will troop before another of the party’s constituency groups here in Washington today at the convention of the Service...
September 3, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following article by Steven Greenhouse was posted on the New York Times website on September 3.) NEW YORK — Verizon’s largest union announced a tentative agreement yesterday with Verizon Wireless for a bargaining unit representing 51 workers....
