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AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Honors Liberian Rubber Workers
Region: United States
The AFL-CIO honored the rubber workers’ union, the Firestone Agricultural Workers Union of Liberia (FAWUL), with its 2007George Meany–Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award for "courage, innovation and leadership." ... more
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AFL-CIO Endorses Obama, Launches ‘Meet Barack Obama’
Region: United States
The AFL-CIO yesterday endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president. The AFL-CIO General Board, which voted to endorse Obama, includes presidents of all 56 unions in the AFL-CIO, as well as Executive Council members ... more
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2,500 Workers at General Motors in Kansas on Strike and More Bargaining News
Region: United States
by May Silverstein Some 2,500 workers at a General Motors facility in Kansas are on strike, and more news from “Bargaining Digest Weekly.” The AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department delivers daily... more
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UAW, French Union Form Global Partnership
Region: United States
by James Parks In our global economy, workers increasingly are recognizing the value of international partnerships to better balance the power of multinational corporations that operate facilities in many countries. To... more
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CLEAN Car Wash Campaign Picks Up Steam
Region: United States
by James Parks Hundreds of union members and community activists marched to three Hollywood car washes Saturday to let car wash owners know they will not quit until car wash employees are treated fairly. More than 2... more
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