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  • Latin American Labor Council Backs Downpayment Assistance 23 Jul 2008 19:52 GMT
    ... AFL-CIO affiliate stands up for working families as Congress debates downpayment assistance GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ...

  • Countdown to the Aug. 5 primary -- West Bloomfield Treasurer 23 Jul 2008 17:55 GMT
    ... the Fraternal Order of Police for many years Endorsements: West Bloomfield Police Officers Association, AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers Greater Detroit Building and Construction Trades Council What makes you the most ...

  • Chuck Hagel: I Want To Be Number Two 23 Jul 2008 15:26 GMT
    ... and State 0 percent in 2006. 2007 Senator Hagel supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 16 percent in 2007. ...

  • Deutsch: Happy Birthday Medicare 23 Jul 2008 14:15 GMT
    ... General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association endorsed H.R. 676. So have 34 state AFL-CIO federations, 110 central labor councils, more than 445 union organizations, and international unions. Recent polls have shown ...

  • First attack ad in 2nd District race aims at Polis 23 Jul 2008 06:14 GMT
    ... TV ad is Colorado Counts, headed by Steve Adams, former president of the Colorado AFL-CIO. A variety of unions bankrolled the $155,000 ad buy. Fitz-Gerald is backed by several unions, including the AFL-CIO ...

  • Keough files for 125th District seat in House 23 Jul 2008 05:31 GMT
    ... is strongly underway, Keough is pleased to announce the following endorsements to date: Missouri AFL-CIO- Jefferson City, Mo.; Missouri State U.A.W. Community Action Program- Hazelwood, Mo.; Missouri State Council of Fire Fighters- ...

  • Why are paid sick days OK for legislators, CEOs but not regular people? 23 Jul 2008 05:29 GMT
    ... bad idea for regular people but a good idea for CEOs and politicians? The AFL-CIO is the conscionable voice for all workers in this country, union or nonunion. We fight to raise ...

  • Dispatch from Minnesota: Al Franken v. Norm Coleman 23 Jul 2008 01:31 GMT
    ... with them and would stand in a picket line," says Diane O'Brien, of Minnesota's AFL-CIO office. "Paul Wellstone used to say the greatest complement he could give anyone was that they were ...

  • Megasuit ruling -- and stadium -- in limbo 23 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
    ... let the people have a say,'' said Fred Frost, president of the South Florida AFL-CIO. ``You can't ignore the people in the community. We're for every public project as long as local ...

  • Attack ad marks new chapter in 2nd congressional race 23 Jul 2008 01:14 GMT
    ... with candidates. The head of Colorado Counts is Steve Adams, former president of Colorado AFL-CIO. Tax records show that a variety of unions bankrolled the $155,000 ad buy. Fitz-Gerald is backed by several ...

  • Petition to limit property tax advances 22 Jul 2008 21:52 GMT
    ... June 17 should be counted. The petition has drawn the opposition of the Nevada AFL-CIO and the Nevada State Education Association. Comments are moderated by Las Vegas Sun editors. Our goal is not ...

  • Change to Win Meeting Quietly with AFL-CIO Leaders, NY Times Reports 22 Jul 2008 20:14 GMT
    ... Add to: class="rss last"> Change to Win Meeting Quietly with AFL-CIO Leaders, NY Times Reports The New York Times is reporting that members of the Change to Win federation ...

  • In Ohio, insurance industry touts health reform 22 Jul 2008 19:26 GMT
    ... for America Now, a coalition of unions that includes the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, and liberal groups such as the Campaign for America’s Future. The insurance industry says its recent proposals ...

  • Cal Poly Alumni Association has new president 22 Jul 2008 18:53 GMT
    ... Cal Poly Alumni Association has new president John Sweeney, a Cal Poly engineering graduate and founder and CEO of Dairy Procurement Group LLC ...

  • Union workers seeing pink 22 Jul 2008 17:53 GMT
    ... Local 487 ratified a new four-year contract. David Newby, Milwaukee, president of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO, said the paper mill closures stem primarily from the competition posed by international trade. "In the paper industry, ...

  • Countdown to the Aug 5 primary -- West Bloomfield Clerk race 22 Jul 2008 16:49 GMT
    ... Company - NOW - Oakland County Endorsements: West Bloomfield Police Officers Association Detroit Metropolitan AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers UAW Region 1 What makes you the most qualified to hold this ...

  • U.S. Health Care Erodes, Costs Too Much, Covers Too Little, Excludes Too Many 22 Jul 2008 15:50 GMT
    ... Erodes, Costs Too Much, Covers Too Little, Excludes Too Many by via Mike Hall, AFL-CIO Tuesday Jul 22nd, 2008 7:46 AM Tuesday, July 22, 2008 : Not only is the U.S. health care ...

  • LCLAA Urges Congress to Reform Oil Futures Markets 22 Jul 2008 15:16 GMT
    ... workplace and their communities. LCLAA is a constituency group representing Latino workers both the AFL-CIO and Change to Win Federation. SOURCE Labor Council for Latin American Advancement ...

  • AFGE Takes Lead on Voter Protection Campaign 22 Jul 2008 15:16 GMT
    ... print ad campaigns, as well. AFGE is working with third party groups including the AFL-CIO; Rock the Vote, a nonpartisan group that works to engage young people in the political process; and the Alliance ...

  • LCLAA Urges Congress to Reform Oil Futures Markets 22 Jul 2008 15:16 GMT
    ... workplace and their communities. LCLAA is a constituency group representing Latino workers both the AFL-CIO and Change to Win Federation. SOURCE Labor Council for Latin American Advancement ...


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