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19 Feb 2011, 8:21 am by annalthouse@gmail.com (Ann Althouse)
Heck, even the godfather of the union movement, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, is flying into Madison today [to] address the union protestors.Yes, the anti-Scott Walker side has its outside agitators. [read post]
30 Mar 2012, 10:55 am by Laura Lawless Robertson
The Milwaukee Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, objected to Roundy’s use of non-union contractors in the construction and remodeling of its stores. [read post]
3 Nov 2014, 3:34 pm by Mike Gousha
Even AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told me recently that some of his members supported Walker in 2012 because of their discomfort with the recall. [read post]
23 Aug 2011, 12:13 pm by Lovechilde
 The author, Angelia Wade, is Associate General Counsel for the AFL-CIO. [read post]
16 Aug 2007, 9:55 am
Phillip Thompson, III, MIT Urban Politics; Annette Bernhardt, NYU Brennan Center for Justice; Jen Kern, ACORN Living Wage Resource Center; Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First, Stewart Acuff, AFL-CIO; Stephanie Luce, University of Massachusetts Labor Studies; Joel Rogers, University of Wisconsin. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 6:28 pm by John Jascob
The other signatories to the letter were the Shareholder Rights Group, the AFL-CIO, The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment, and the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, as well as David Wallack, executive director of the Democratic Treasurers Association. [read post]
15 Nov 2018, 12:59 pm by Thomas DeLorenzo
The two labor unions that brought the suit, the Kentucky State AFL-CIO and Teamsters Local 89, advanced a number of procedural arguments against the law and its rapid passage through the legislature under the guise of “emergency legislation,” as well as arguing that it violated the equal protections provisions of the US Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment and sections of the Kentucky constitution. [read post]
8 Aug 2008, 2:01 pm
"The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that it was starting "a ramped-up campaign" to make Mr. [read post]
13 Jun 2012, 3:20 am by Brennan W. Bolt
Indeed, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka argues that the elections have provided them with more opportunities: “In the past we couldn’t talk to non-union workers. [read post]
20 Jan 2011, 9:05 am by Seth Borden
“The scope of these attacks is unprecedented,” said Naomi Walker, the Washington-based director of state-government relations at the AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest union organization. [read post]
27 Apr 2011, 4:57 am by Donald Barbati
Unions have staged several rallies in Trenton this year echoing Sharpton’s message, including one headlined by the AFL-CIO national president in February that drew more than 3,000 people. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 10:19 am by Irene
  But its questionable tactics to undermine the electoral process have caused concerns in several states, including New Mexico, Florida, Wisconsin and Virginia. [read post]
10 Jul 2013, 7:26 am by Joy Waltemath
Recently, rallies and actions were held in 26 states, with CWA members joined by Sierra Club, Blue Green Alliance, Jobs with Justice, and AFL-CIO activists, according to the CWA. [read post]
1 Jul 2015, 12:23 pm by Jason Starling
Other unions representing public-sector workers also made the top 25, such as Service Employees International Union, the Communications Workers of America, and the AFL-CIO. [read post]
19 Aug 2008, 9:00 pm
New speakers added to the program on Tuesday, August 26th are Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy; West Virginia Governor Joe Manchin, Chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association; Iowa Governor Chet Culver; Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle; California State Controller John Chiang; Change to Win’s Anna Burger; AFL-CIO President John Sweeney; and Planned Parenthood of America President Cecile Richards. [read post]
14 Jan 2019, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
When Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker decided to bust public-employee unions, for example, police and fire were exempted. [read post]
16 Oct 2007, 5:15 am
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17 Feb 2024, 12:48 pm by Yosi Yahoudai
In 2021, the Miguel Contreras Foundation, a nonprofit training partner of the Los Angeles AFL-CIO, received nearly $650,000 to train electric bus mechanics in the San Gabriel Valley. [read post]