March 2, 2006 | Headlines, Unions
(Change To Win issued the following news release on March 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of room attendants, carpenters, laborers, Teamsters, janitors, health workers and other members of the seven Change to Win unions, are taking to the streets and sidewalks of our...
March 2, 2006 | Headlines, Unions
(Change To Win issued the following news release on March 1.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hundreds of room attendants, carpenters, laborers, Teamsters, janitors, health workers and other members of the seven Change to Win unions, are taking to the streets and sidewalks of our...
October 18, 2005 | Headlines, Unions
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on October 18.) BRUSSELS, Belgium — Attacks on unions have increased over the past year as millions of workers continue to be denied their rights and face repression, a labor group said Tuesday. A total of...
July 6, 2005 | Headlines, Unions
(The Associated Press circulated the following article on July 6.) OAKLAND, Calif. — BART trains are rolling in California after all. Overnight contract negotiations produced a tentative agreement this morning, avoiding a strike that threatened to cause problems...
March 31, 2005 | Headlines, Unions
(The AFL-CIO’s Voice@Work issued the following update on March 30.) – 57 Million U.S. Workers Would Form a Union Tomorrow – Living Wage Victory at Georgetown University – Wal-Mart Pays $11 Million to Settle Immigration Violations – British...
December 30, 2004 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on December 24.) WINNIPEG — The Canadian National Railway Co. employee who uncovered the hidden surveillance cameras at a CN maintenance shop last month has been fired. A union official said Les Lilley, a...
August 31, 2004 | Headlines, Unions
(The United Steelworkers of America issued the following news release on August 30.) PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The United Steelworkers of America (USWA) solidly supports John Kerry for President says USWA International president Leo W. Gerard, responding to a Bush...
September 19, 2003 | Headlines, Unions
(The Associated Press circulated the following story by John Porretto on September 19.) DETROIT — The United Auto Workers wrapped up tentative labor contracts with the Big Three automakers Thursday and concluded two months of talks in which a common yet...
June 4, 2003 | Headlines, Unions
(Reuters distributed the following article on June 3.) PARIS — Travelers were stranded and children were out of school across Europe Tuesday as strikes caused mayhem in France and Austria and lesser disruptions in Germany and Italy. The French strikes by public...
May 5, 2003 | Headlines, Unions
(The New York Times posted the following article by Corey Kilagannon on its website on May 5.) NEW YORK — Yesterday on the Upper East Side, the usual sidewalk queues formed for Sunday brunch, museum exhibits and Rollerblade rentals. But one line, beginning at...
