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Happy Labor Day Local 1109
Special message from President Rolando Scott This is the holiday that unions invented, and our very existence ensures that this holiday remain. Because of the work and sacrifice of many before us, we...
Labor Day 2011
A special IBEW Local 1049 Labor Day Message: Labor Day this year has so much meaning, to so many of us. Within a year, we read papers attacking teachers and other public sector workers. Some states...
Long Island radio is all union this weekend
We are excitied to announce a UCOMM Radio takeover of the new 94X this Labor Day Weekend. All day every day from Friday through Monday radio ads will be reminding listeners of Labor Day's true...
Who is Liz Shuler and why is she so important?
Well, Liz oversees 6 departments and is leading the AFL-CIO's young worker outreach initiative, and labors' success in battleground states depends on our ability to communicate to the youth....
HURRICANE IRENE
Special Message from Local 83: As you know our entire membership is engaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. At its peak an estimated 270,000 customers are without power or natural gas. We have...
US DOL NEWS
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released preliminary results from the National Census for Fatal Occupational Injuries for 2010. The number of fatal work-related injuries remained virtually the same as...
NO NEW COLISEUM = NO JOBS = NO ENDORSEMENTS!
As you are aware by now, the residents of Nassau County spoke loud and clear on August 1st that NO new Coliseum will be built any time soon. Sadly, thousands of workers whose job depends on the...
Bargaining Begins Wednesday and be prepared for Irene
Message from President George Bloom: We would like to quell any rumors that the CWA or the IBEW asked to come back to work because our members were crossing picket lines. Nothing could be further...
The 2011 Verizon Strike
So much to report, so little space. So let's shorten it. Verizon is getting physical and violent, atrocities you don't really read or hear about unless you know a striker. Missionaries are on...
Big Day Tomorrow!
George Bloom Speaking: I'm sure everyone knows that we pulled the plug on Verizon because they have refused to bargain at all since June 18. The corporation that makes billions of dollars a year...