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THE LATEST FROM CWA
2108 Events
Membership Meeting
We are located approximately 1.1 miles north of the Capital Beltway (Route 495). We look forward to seeing you there!
· Jun 11, 2008
Membership Meeting
We are located approximately 1.1 miles north of the Capital Beltway (Route 495).
We look forward to seeing you there!
· Jul 9, 2008
Membership Meeting
We are located approximately 1.1 miles north of the Capital Beltway (Route 495). We look forward to seeing you there!
· Aug 13, 2008
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Apology for a desecration in Iraq
Maj. Gen. Jeffery Hammond stood facing the angry crowd. Using the Quran for target practice was a criminal act, he said, and the U.S. soldier who admitted to the desecration had been relieved of duty. "I am a man of honor. You have my word, this will never happen again," the general said. But...
News Item · CNN Top Stories · May 17, 2008
Man opens fire at church festival
A man with a rifle opened fire near a church Saturday morning in the San Fernando Valley and wounded three people, Los Angeles police said. The intended victim was the gunman's 30-year-old ex-girlfriend, according to CNN affiliate KTLA.
News Item · CNN US · May 17, 2008
China searches for survivors as quake toll nears 30,000
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - Thousands of soldiers and families looking for missing kin streamed into one of the worst affected areas of China's massive earthquake on Sunday, as a strong new aftershock hit and the death toll neared 30,000.
News Item · Reuters · May 17, 2008
UAW, American Axle Reach Tentative Pact
The UAW and American Axle Manufacturing have reached a tentative agreement to end a strike by 3,600 UAW members at American Axle plants in Michigan and New York. The workers have been on strike since Feb. 26. The tentative pact was announced late yesterday.
Says UAW President Gettelfinger:
...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
Two Model Companies Honored at Union Industries Show
Relations between workers and employers don’t always have to be hostile and contentious. Yesterday, two awards at the 2008 America@Work Union Industries Show in Detroit prove that when corporations respect workers, everyone wins.
International Specialty Products (ISP) in Calvert...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
McCain Confronted About Jobs in Washington State
Sen. John McCain took his campaign to Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., this week, and, as usual, he was confronted with AFL-CIO union members asking him for answers about the economy.
Union members in Washington State want to know what McCain’s role was in awarding a major military...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
Young Workers, Positive About Unions, Face Economic Squeeze
Two new reports show today’s young workers are being squeezed by high costs of living and low or stagnant wages and they want the government to do more to solve this nation’s economic mess.
The Economic State of Young America by Demos presents a statistical study of the economic condition of...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
Family, Doctors Watch Sen. Kennedy's Condition
Sen. Edward Kennedy was airlifted to the hospital Saturday after suffering a seizure at his Boston-area home. Later, he was resting comfortably with family. Doctors will begin testing to see if they can discover and treat the underlying cause of the worrisome seizure.
News Item · NPR News · May 17, 2008
Survivors in China Run Into Streets After Aftershock
A serious aftershock sent Chinese earthquake survivors running back into the streets Saturday while others fled from the town of Beichaun threatened by flooding from rivers blocked by landslides. Host Andrea Seabrook talks with NPR's Melissa Block, who is in the town of Chengdu, about the current...
News Item · NPR News · May 17, 2008