AFL-CIO Turn Around America Rally
AFL-CIO leaders and officials addressed union representatives during a rally for Sen. Obama. Topics included labor issues and Sen. Obama’s positions on them. AFL-CIO Turn Around America R…
326 viewsAFL-CIO leaders and officials addressed union representatives during a rally for Sen. Obama. Topics included labor issues and Sen. Obama’s positions on them. AFL-CIO Turn Around America R…
326 viewsCandidates for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination participated in a forum. Each candidate appeared individually to answer two questions from moderator George Stephanopoulos and one …
617 viewsLabor leaders held a rally on the National Mall calling for workers rights, increases in the federal minimum wage, health care benefits, and fair labor standards.
151 viewsSenators Reid and Dorgan joined with labor leaders to speak out against the “nuclear option” Senate voting rule change for judicial nominations. They also talked about the Republican plan to…
101 viewsAmericans United to Protect Social Security held a rally on Capitol Hill to oppose Bush administration efforts to privatize Social Security.
224 viewsLabor representatives and leaders spoke at a campaign rally. They encouraged workers to go to the polls on Election Day and support Senator Johnny Kerry. They criticized President George Bus…
149 viewsThe national president of AFSCME spoke in support of the Howard Dean presidential campaign to a group of members at the Merle Hay Bowling Lanes. He urged all members to go to their caucuses.…
47 viewsParticipants talked to reporters about a voter drive, the use of technology to engage voters, turning out Hispanic voters, and establishing a progressive grassroots movement. Following their…
82 viewsCivil rights activists spoke from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the 30th Anniversary March on Washington entitled, “Jobs, Justice and Peace.” The march, whose participants suppor…
3,190 viewsThe American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees hosted a town hall meeting in which Democratic presidential candidates debated one another at the Polk County Convention Cent…
117 viewsAFL-CIO President, John Sweeney, and other Labor leaders spoke about the results of the 2002 midterm elections. They talked about labor’s impact on the elections and what the result could me…
129 viewsFollowing a speech by the federation president, panelists talked about President Bush’s tax cut proposal and its probable affect on working people and their families. After their prepared re…
72 viewsLabor leaders and civil right activists spoke on the steps of the Florida Supreme Court building about the 2000 election results and the inauguration of George W. Bush. Among the issues they…
217 viewsFollowing a U.S. Supreme Court decision denying a recount of the vote in the presidential election in Florida, labor leaders and others held a rally to protest the election results. At issue…
118 viewsThe AFL-CIO held a rally in support of a ballot recount in the Florida election for president.
379 viewsThe AFL-CIO held a meeting discussing the post election results.
59 viewsSpeakers talked about the Democratic Party’s diverse membership and about their commitment to social justice. They also talked about Vice President Gore’s record and his commitment to civil …
2,072 viewsParticipants spoke to protesters about the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. They said the organizations did little to relieve poverty, acted only in corporate interests, and f…
218 viewsUnion leaders and others urged Congress not to enact legislation granting China permanent normal trade relations, saying that such a status would take American jobs, do nothing to curb human…
645 viewsActivists and union leaders met before a march to protest the World Trade Organization. They said that the protest was designed to peacefully interrupt the conference in order to protest unf…
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