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- Labor Unions - History (InfoPlease.com)
- Labor Unions - Resources (Berkeley.edu)
Provides links to resources on labor unions. 7-05
- Labor Unions - Resources (Cornell.edu)
Provides links to resources on labor unions. 7-05
News
- -07-25-05 Organized Labor Rift (MSNBC News)
"If all four boycotting unions quit the federation, they would take about $35 million a year from the estimated $120 million annual budget of the AFL-CIO, which has already been forced to layoff a quarter of its 400-person staff." 7-05
- -07-25-05 Organized Labor Rift (USA Today)
"Organized labor is at war with itself as the Teamsters and a major service employees' union have decided to bolt the AFL-CIO, paving the way for two other groups to sever ties in the labor movement's biggest rift since the 1930s." 7-05
- -07-25-05 UFW Joins Change to Win Coalition (SEIU.org)
"The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) announced Friday that it was joining the Change to Win Coalition, the new workers organization devoted to transforming the American labor movement." 7-05
- -07-29-05 UFCW Leaves the AFL-CIO (ABC News)
"The United Food and Commercial Workers on Friday joined the Teamsters and Service Workers in abandoning the AFL-CIO, depriving the labor federation of three of its largest unions and close to $28 million of its estimated $120 million budget."
"The departure of the 1.4 million member UFCW from the labor federation means the AFL-CIO is losing more than 4 million of its 13 million members." 7-05
- 07-24-05 Four Unions to Boycott AFL-CIO Convention (CBS News)
"Four major unions decided Sunday to boycott the AFL-CIO convention, setting the stage for one or more to bolt from the 50-year-old federation in a battle over how to reverse organized labor's decades-long decline, The Associated Press has learned." 7-05
- 08-08-03 Views of Democratic Candidates for President (AFLCIO.org)
Presents the transcript of questions answered by Democratic candidates for president of the U.S. when asked by members of the AFL-CIO. 8-03
- AFL-CIO News (AFL-CIO)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- American Federation of Teachers (AFT.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Change to Win Coalition (ChangetoWin.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Labor Unions - History (Wikipedia.org)
Provides a history of trade unions, referred to as labor unions. 7-05
- Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- National Education Association (NEA.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Teamsters - International Brotherhood of Teamsters (Teamster.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- UNITE HERE (UNITEHERE.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. "UNITE (formerly the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) merged on July 8, 2004 forming UNITE HERE. The union represents more than 450,000 active members and more than 400,000 retirees throughout North America." 7-05
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (Carpenters.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- United Farm Workers of America (UFW.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW.org)
Provides information on the organization and its work. 7-05
- Workers Independent News (LaborRadio.org)
Provides news on labor issues. 7-05
Papers
- Restore the American Dream (ChangetoWin.org)
Provides a proposal for the future by the Change to Win Coalition. 7-05
Periodicals
- Working Families (AFL-CIO)
Provides information for working families. 3-00
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