News Articles
- Feb 22, 2012 Big Solidarity for Local Actions
Three upcoming actions provide opportunities to participate in national and international campaigns... more...
- Feb 22, 2012 Labor Photo: IATSE 22 Honors Benson
IATSE Local 22 dedicated the local's meeting hall to former Pres. Brian X. Benson on February 11... more...
- Feb 22, 2012 Labor Quiz: Norma Rae's Awards
How many Academy Awards did "Norma Rae" -- the 1979 film about a textile worker who organizes a union at her plant in North Carolina -- win? more...
- Feb 21, 2012 Evening with Labor Ad Deadline Today Today at 5p is the deadline for ads in this year’s Evening with Labor program book... more...
- Feb 21, 2012 Students Learn Concrete Facts at Cement Masons
"I have walked on concrete sidewalks plenty of times but I never realized how much manual labor goes into finishing it!” more...
- Feb 21, 2012 2012 Metro Council Directory PDF Edition Published
The PDF version of the 2012 Metro Washington Council Directory of Affiliates is now available online... more...
- Feb 21, 2012 American University Adjuncts Vote to Join Union In response to growing inequality on campus including near-poverty wages with no benefits, adjunct faculty at American University have voted to join SEIU Local 500... more...
- Feb 17, 2012 Labor Photo: Ward 4 and Occupiers "Respect DC"
Over 30 people turned out early Thursday morning in Northwest DC to protest construction of the District's first Walmart. Occupiers from Occupy DC blocked two trucks from entering the site, at Georgia Avenue and Missouri, delaying the morning’s construction, while members of Ward 4... more...
- Feb 17, 2012 Last Chance to see "Mother Jones" Play
Starting tonight, Can’t Scare Me: the Story of Mother Jones returns to DC this weekend for four final shows. Award-winning actress Kaiulani Lee (at left as Mother Jones) -- in “a stunning performance you won’t be able to take your eyes off of” -- brings labor icon Mother Jones... more...
- Feb 17, 2012 Progressive Maryland Launches Campaign for Tax Fairness
Progressive Maryland (PM) this week launched a statewide campaign for tax fairness with a mailing to voters in selected election districts across the state highlighting the inequity in the current tax system and many of the proposals being considered by the General Assembly to close an... more...
- Feb 22, 2012 New Hampshire Labor Committee Passes Slew of Union-Busting Bills
AFL-CIO communications staffer Nora Frederickson sends us this.
At a time when the tea party-driven Republican agenda in New Hampshire’s state capitol is more unpopular than ever with voters on both sides of the aisle, Republican House Labor Committee Chairman Gary Daniels and his...
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- Feb 22, 2012 Today in Labor History; Member Tip: The Law and Union Membership; Labor Song: Hold the Fort
Today in Labor History: February 22 Representatives of the Knights of Labor and the United Mine Workers meet in St. Louis with 20 other organizations to plan the founding convention of the People’s Party. Objectives: end political corruption, spread the wealth and combat the oppression of the...
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- Feb 21, 2012 Turkey: New ITUC Report Highlights Government’s Failure to Protect Workers
LabourStart headline - Source: ITUC
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