AFL-CIO registers more than 450000 new voters from union households
WASHINGTON - The AFL-CIO says it has registered more than 450,000 new voters from union households over the past 18 months, part of an ambitious push to swell the ranks of Democratic-leaning voters and help President Barack Obama win reelection.www.washingtonpost.com
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Camden Police Department ...
New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech asked that "city officials reverse their decision to layoff these longstanding, experienced, and dedicated police officers, who put their lives on the line every day," and he urged parties to return ...www.enewspf.com
Mitt Romney's garbage man Richard Hayes in AFL-CIO political ad
Is Richard Hayes going to be the Joe the Plumber of the 2012 presidential election? If you'll remember, Joe the Plumber was the conservative activist who was videotaped asking then-candidate Barack Obama about his small business tax policy at a ...blog.zap2it.com
AFL-CIO targeting Romney's '47 percent' remark in swing states
The AFL-CIO is taking aim at Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's "47 percent" remarks in a direct-mail campaign this week in swing states.thehill.com
Here's What You Said: 2012 Presidential Debate
Comment from Kelly Ross, AFL-CIO Policy: I hope the moderator asks Romney if he thinks tax cuts increase the deficit.www.aflcio.org
AFL-CIO endorses boycott of American Crystal Sugar
WASHINGTON (AP) - The AFL-CIO has endorsed a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products to protest its 14-month lockout of union workers.www.businessweek.com
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka On Judge's Decision Enjoining ...
Elections are serious events, with lasting consequences for working families. That's why it's so important that our laws be written and applied in a way that makes it possible for as many people as possible to cast ballots.www.enewspf.com
AFL-CIO Endorses Boycott of American Crystal Sugar Products
According to the AFL-CIO's statement, they hope to begin the boycott on October 15th, unless American Sugar agrees to get back on the negotiating table.www.kimt.com
AFL-CIO chief Rich Trumka tells members to avoid sexism, support Elizabeth ...
Rich Trumka, the burly ex-coal miner who now heads the national AFL-CIO, exhorted Massachusetts union members on Monday to set aside "superficial" sexism and vote for Democrat Elizabeth Warren over incumbent Republican Sen. Scott Brown.www.washingtonpost.com
AFL-CIO Plans American Crystal Sugar Boycott
The AFL-CIO on Tuesday announced plans for a nationwide boycott of products produced by Moorhead-based American Crystal Sugar Company—which locked out 1,300 union workers in August 2011 after they rejected a new labor contract offer.tcbmag.com
AFL-CIO targets candidates in six states
The AFL-CIO is launching a direct mail campaign for Senate and gubernatorial races in six states. Next week, direct mail pieces from the nation's largest labor federation will go to more than 180,000 union households.thehill.com
AFL-CIO announces boycott of American Crystal Sugar
WASHINGTON - The AFL-CIO endorsed a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products to begin Monday, Oct. 15, in response to Crystal Sugar's 14-month lockout of its workers.www.workdayminnesota.org
Labor Eyes Mayoral Candidates
PERTH AMBOY - The Middlesex and Somerset Counties AFL-CIO Labor Council will be holding closed-door interviews on Thursday, Oct. 11, at 6 p.m.njtoday.net
WWE: AFL-CIO Slams Senate Campaign of Former CEO Linda McMahon
A mailer sent out on Sept 27 to 38,000 Connecticut voters has the AFL-CIO laying the smack down on U.S. Senate candidate and former WWE CEO Linda McMahon.bleacherreport.com
AFL-CIO plays race card in attacks on George Allen
The AFL-CIO, the nation's leading labor coalition, has launched an attack on Virginia Republican Senate candidate George Allen, reviving charges that Allen is racially insensitive towards minorities in a series of charged ads.washingtonexaminer.com
Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO Head, Says The '47 Percent' Are 'Victims' Of Romney ...
The head of the AFL-CIO laid into Mitt Romney on Tuesday for comments the GOP presidential nominee made earlier this year at a donor event, in which Romney described nearly half of Americans as wholly dependent upon government.www.huffingtonpost.com
Watch: Election 2012 and What's at Stake for Latinos
At more than 15% of the American population, Latinos are being courted by candidates from the presidential race down to state and local races, which is why the AFL-CIO has teamed up with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) to host a panel discussing ...www.aflcio.org
AFL-CIO calls for Oct. 15 nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal
The AFL-CIO Tuesday called for a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products on Oct. 15 in an effort to put pressure on the company to end its 14-month-old lockout.www.inforum.com
The AFL-CIO union attacks Linda McMahon's treatment of WWE wrestlers
As Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant reported yesterday, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations (AFL-CIO), a national trade union centre, has a sent a mailer to all its 38,000 members in Connecticut attacking ...www.cagesideseats.com
NYS AFL-CIO Statement on Effort to Reverse the Sequestration of Funds for 9/11 ...
The 2.5 million members of the New York State AFL-CIO applaud Senators Schumer and Gillibrand as well as Representatives Maloney, Nadler and King for leading the fight against the sequestration of funds that support 9/11 Health and Compensation ...www.poststarnews.com
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