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Obama, Solis, and Trumka to Visit Milwaukee for Labor Day
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:00:00 -0700
On Labor Day, AFL-CIO officers will join thousands of working people in events across the country to call for good jobs and a strong, middle-class economy. President Obama and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis will join AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in a massive Labor Day celebration and rally in Milwaukee. An estimated 10,000 people are expected to celebrate Labor Day at the Milwaukee Summerfest Grounds! Milwaukee is not the only area that gets to celebrate the 2010 Labor Day in style. Events are taking place throughout the state. Enjoy your hard earned day off and check out a celebration near...
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Working Together for a Stronger America
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:00:00 -0700
This Labor Day weekend, a new AFL-CIO TV ad will be airing across the country, celebrating the contributions of America's workers and the unions of the AFL-CIO. Watch the ad below, then grab your cell phone and text STRONGER to 225568. Commericial script: "We work to build our country...We work to make our communities safe...we work to give our kids a better life." America's workers: the people we rely on everyday the backbone of our communities. Making things, innovating, working together. That's how we've always moved our country forward, and that's how we'll do it again. We are the unions...
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The Lines Are Open!
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:05:00 -0700
We have exactly two months left until Election Day. We must make the most of the remaining time so that candidates who will stand up for working families win on November 2nd. Hundreds of Labor 2010 activists are already making a difference by participating in member to member walks and distributing leaflets at their worksites. Now there is another way to get involved. Across Wisconsin, volunteers are setting up phonebanks to reach out to union households. Contact your local Service Area Organizer to volunteer for a phone shift in your area. (Sagar Tolani of AFT Local 2169 calls potential union...
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Labor Walks Welcome New and Experienced Volunteers
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:41:43 -0700
“I haven’t been very politically active in the past, but now I understand that our jobs are really tied into the elections,” reveals Todd Strasser of ATU Local 519. Strasser took part in his first member to member walk on Saturday in La Crosse. He chose to volunteer his valuable time with Labor 2010, even though this was his first Saturday off of work in four months. “The thought of going door to door was a little intimidating for me, but because were visiting union households the people that we talked to were pretty supportive.” There is a first time...
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Mark Hurwitt September 2010: Celebrate Labor Day!
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:04:53 +0000
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Labor Radio September 3, 2010
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:21:35 +0000
Workers Independent News Labor Radio
Internet Radio Program 09/03/10
Producers: Doug Cunningham & Jesse Russell
Labor Radio Rundown:
1) WIN Newscast
2) WIN's Jesse Russell takes a look at labor-community organization coalition building with author Amanda Tattersall.
3) A global labor news update from Canadian-based Radio Labour.
[Underwriters: Helmets To Hardhats & Teamsters Local 705]
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Labor News Headlines September 3, 2010
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:50:47 +0000
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UNITE-HERE Presses Campaign Against Hyatt Hotel Labor Practices- 09/03/10
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:49:32 +0000
Hyatt Regency Waikiki workers staged a one-day strike on Thursday. Jesse Russell reports.
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Locked Out Honeywell Workers Defending Health Care And Pensions- 09/03/10
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:48:27 +0000
By Doug Cunningham
Honeywell is continuing its lockout of United Steel Workers members at a uranium conversion plant in Metropolis, Illinois. It’s one of just two plants in North America that converts uranium ore to UF-6 gas for use in nuclear power plants. USW Local 7-669’s Steven Lech says in June Honeywell locked out 230 United Steel Workers members when they refused to agree to major concessions – even though Honeywell is a profitable company.
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Lettie Oliver’s Life Honored with Books
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST
U.S. Rep. André Carson joined with family, friends and colleagues of the late Lettie Oliver, associate director of Council 62, to honor her memory with a collection of books focusing on women in the labor movement.
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AFSCME Member Rescues Mom, Kids
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:00:00 EST
Don Machacek, a member of Local 2792 (Council 5) who works for the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Freeway Incident Response Safety Team, believes the risk he took to rescue a family of three was not a big deal.
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Maryland Home Care Providers Win First Contract Rights
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST
In their second victory since voting to join AFSCME Council 67 in 2008, approximately 4,500 independent home care providers throughout Maryland now have a contract that will help improve the conditions of their work and the services they offer.
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House Approves Public Safety Collective Bargaining Bill
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST
An amendment granting collective bargaining rights to all public safety workers was included in the War Supplemental Appropriations Act, H.R. 4899, passed by the U.S. House. It now moves to the Senate.
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New AFSCME International Board Member Elected
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST
Gary Mitchell, president of Local 2412 (Wisconsin Council 24) is AFSCME’s newest International Vice President.
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