Workday Magazine (https://workdaymagazine.org/category/policy/page/42/)
Union leaders, including top officers of the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, put pressure on Congress to reject the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street and are calling for a new stimulus plan to revive the U.S. economy.
From Wall Street to Main Street, news reports and new economic statistics reflect an economy in increasingly serious trouble.
Just before lawmakers announced they had struck an agreement on principles for a plan to help the worsening financial crisis, more than 1,000 union members rallied near the Stock Exchange in Lower Manhattan at noon Thursday.
The Change to Win labor federation has outlined a statement of principles that should guide any proposed bailout of Wall Street.
Massive deregulation and federal failure to oversee and discipline markets led to the financial chaos and collapses that have hit the U.S. economy, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said.
To win support for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers need to talk to co-workers and "take a personal stand," IBEW President Ed Hill said.
Most of the activists who are leading the Labor 2008 election effort in Minnesota were in grade school when John Sweeney took the helm of the AFL-CIO, the nation\’s largest labor federation. But on Monday, young and old came together to challenge workers to elect Barack Obama and other labor-endorsed candidates in November.
Union members from across the state, gathered for the biennial convention of the Minnesota AFL-CIO, are focused on one goal: electing worker-friendly candidates in the November elections.
The four-day Republican National Convention in early September was more than St. Paul\’s shining moment on the national stage. It was a study in contrasts.
With the political conventions over, unions have stepped up efforts to mobilize members for the Nov. 4 general elections. In Minnesota, Change to Win welcomed the "McCain Truth Squad" tour and the AFL-CIO held a massive one-day doorknock.