Category: Labor Movement
- 09/12/12 AFSCME Stands with Chicago Teachers and Public School Children Saunders: Chicago mayor and school board must collaborate with teachers for student success.
- 09/12/12 VMOs: Making a Difference in Florida Volunteer member organizers head out in the Sunshine State.
- 09/10/12 AFT Statement in Support of Striking Chicago Teachers Union Members Statement of AFT President Randi Weingarten in support of striking Chicago Teachers Union members.
- 09/06/12 DNC Speakers Emphasize Message of Inclusion Bill Clinton, Richard Trumka and Benita Veliz among those who addressed the convention’s second night.
- 09/04/12 On PBS NewsHour, Saunders Pledges to Fight Attacks AFSCME Pres. Lee Saunders joined SEIU, Teamsters presidents to discuss the upcoming presidential election.
- 09/04/12 Collective Bargaining Benefits Non-Union Workers, Too New Economic Policy Institute report ties the declining power of unions to general wage stagnation.
- 09/04/12 Democratic National Convention Opens with AFSCME in the House Pres. Lee Saunders addresses AFSCME delegates, warns of the anti-union planks in the GOP platform.
- 09/03/12 Saunders on the GOP Convention: “All Lies and No Solutions” Pres. Lee Saunders appeared on “Washington Watch” to discuss attacks on working families and unions.
- 09/03/12 In Letter to AFSCME, Solis Thanks Public Employees for Their Hard Work This Labor Day, U.S. Secretary of Labor tells workers “there’s no challenge we can’t overcome.”
- 09/01/12 A Union-Made Labor Day Even firing up the grill is a chance to salute union workers’ achievements.
