January 29, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following statement of was issued by Jon Hiatt, AFL-CIO General Counsel, on January 28.) WASHINGTON — Working men and women, and their unions, look to the federal courts as a place where they should get a fair shot at being able to stop unfair labor...
January 28, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
The following statement is from the Communication, Energy and Paperworkers–Canada; Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada; Canadian Labour Congress; the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical...
January 28, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is in worse shape than it was two years ago on all the key indicators important to working families, the AFL-CIO said today in releasing a report that summarizes economic markers, Time to Get Real About the Economy: A Check-Up on...
January 24, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — According to the Associated Press, a state judge has dropped General Electric Co.’s request for court orders against pickets who blocked access to two work sites in New York during a recent two-day nationwide strike to protest higher...
January 24, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
WASHINGTON — The Bush Administration made a revealing mistake this week when aides used a banner made to look like boxes stamped “Made in the USA” and used masking tape to cover up the real “Made in China” mark on boxes that were used as...
January 23, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(Unionvoice.org circulated the following news item on January 22.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ordering pizza from Pizza Hut for the Super Bowl? Think twice before adding mushrooms. Mushroom workers at Pictsweet Mushrooms in Ventura, Calif., have been trying for years to...
January 15, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
WASHINGTON — It is with great sadness that I offer my condolences to the family and colleagues of the IUE-CWA member who was struck by a police car and killed this morning while picketing General Electric. The labor movement today mourns its loss, but will...
January 14, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
WASHINGTON — A two-day protest over higher health care costs by members of IUE-CWA at General Electric reveals an exploding crisis over health care costs and coverage as well as American workers’ refusal to be “shock absorbers” for the crisis,...
January 10, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The AFL-CIO issued the following press release on January 10.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The AFL-CIO announced today that Karen Ackerman will be the new director for the AFL-CIO Political Department. Ackerman will move into the director position after having served at...
January 10, 2003 | AFL-CIO, Headlines
(The following statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney regarding the Bush Administration’s decision to deny rights to baggage screeners was issued on January 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The decision by the Transportation Safety Administration to deny collective...
