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FIRST PERSON REPORT: Today’s massive labor rally in support of Hyatt Housekeepers

October 1, 2009 By AmberPaw

A marching band with several full size drums added to the sound, energy, and sense of being part of history.  THIS was a real rally, with hand made banners long enough to require five and six people to carry them.  SEIU was there. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, corporate-greed, housekeepers, hyatt, jobless-recovery, jobs-with-justice, rally, unite-local-26

Corporations get bailed out, we get laid off…

September 27, 2009 By Rand Wilson

"Working families have been hit the hardest by this recession -- building trades, health care workers, manufacturing workers and public employees," said Robert Haynes, President of Massachusetts AFL-CIO.  "Despite signs that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, jobless-recovery, jobs-with-justice, march, rally, unions, workers

Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Statement on the Death of Senator Edward Kennedy

August 26, 2009 By massaflcio

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2009 Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts Statement on the Death of United States Senator Edward M. Kennedy BOSTON - Robert B. McCarthy, President of the Professional Fire fighters of Massachusetts, … [Read more...]

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Robert J. Haynes, President, Mass. AFL-CIO on the passing of beloved Senator Kennedy

August 26, 2009 By sully9802

Press Contact: Tim Sullivan Legislative & Communications Director, Mass. AFL-CIO Office: 781-324-8230 Email: tsullivan@massaflcio.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2009 http://www.massaflcio.org/stat... Statement of Robert J. … [Read more...]

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Hundreds in Mass kick off campaign for passage of Employee Free Choice Act

December 10, 2008 By Rand Wilson

"Management constantly threatened our livelihood and our retirement security if we were to form a union," said Kevin Simoneau, a former Comcast field technician who experienced employer intimidation.  "Giving us a choice about how to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 1199, afl-cio, campaigns, cwa, democracy, employee-free-choice-act, good-jobs, ibew, jobs-with-justice, labor, labor-unions, local-615, massachusetts, national-labor-relations-board, politics, security-officers, us-politics, work, workers-rights

For Labor Day: Boston-area workers finding new paths to rights and respect

August 29, 2008 By Rand Wilson

The Employee Free Choice Act would remedy the problem by giving workers a simple one step process to freely choose a union. It would also strengthen penalties for companies that intimidate employees from trying to form unions and provide … [Read more...]

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32nd Middlesex: Major Endorsements Announced

February 25, 2008 By cartergilson

sorry for two in a row, but this is pretty big From Left AFL-CIO President Robert Haynes, Congressman John Tierney, Rep. Mary Grant, Katherine Clark, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Congressman Edward Markey, Mayor Rob Dolan Show their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 32nd-middlesex, afl-cio, ed-markey, john-tierney, katherine-clark

AFL-CIO backs Medicare for All!

March 7, 2007 By Rand Wilson

In a major step forward for the health care reform movement, the AFL-CIO is supporting improving and expanding Medicare to cover everyone.  The federation's Executive Council issued the statement on March 6 at its annual meeting.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, health-care, medicare, politics, unions

Union Friday Returns!

October 14, 2006 By shai-sachs

The biggest news is the terrible Kentucky River decision from the NLRB.  In this decision, issued on September 29 and released Oct. 3, the NLRB ruled that employees who spend as little as 10 - 15% of their time overseeing other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, labor-movement, nlrb, seiu, unions, wal-mart

Guerrilla Vlogger: AFL-CIO hosts John Edwards in Manchester, NH with oreos

September 6, 2006 By mbair

Tula Connell asked an important question in her excellent Labor Day diary. If Unions are so great then why don't more people join them? Today this is what employers do when you try to start a union: 92% of private-sector employers, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afl-cio, carol-shea-porter, health-care, ibew, iran, iraq, israel, jim-craig, labor, poverty, priorities-nh, seiu, stop-the-sale, true-majority, unions, unite-here

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