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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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Woman indicted in deadly MySpace hoax
A Missouri woman who allegedly posed as a 16-year-old boy on the social networking Web site MySpace.com was indicted Thursday on conspiracy and other charges. A federal indictment accuses Lori Drew of using the site to feign romantic interest in a girl who committed suicide after her online love...
News Item · CNN Top Stories · May 15, 2008
Mom indicted in deadly MySpace hoax
A Missouri mother was indicted Thursday in the case of a teen who killed herself after being taunted on the social networking site MySpace.com.
News Item · CNN US · May 15, 2008
China races to bury quake dead and manage survivors
MIANZHU, China (Reuters) - China struggled on Friday to bury the dead and offer relief to those left injured, homeless and without food and water by the earthquake that may have killed more than 50,000 people.
News Item · Reuters · May 15, 2008
McCain Campaign Threatens Oregon Union Members with Arrest
John McCain paid a visit to Portland, Ore., this week. As usual, AFL-CIO union members came out to try to speak to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee about important issues—and, as usual, they were turned away.
In fact, McCain campaign aides were so unhappy to be...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 15, 2008
In Memoriam: Union Leader Alan Kistler
Alan Kistler, who held union cards as a hotel elevator operator, copy boy, cub reporter and steel mill laborer shoveling molten steel and spent 13 years as the director of the AFL-CIO's Organization and Field Services, died May 10 at his home in Silver Spring, Md. He was 87.
Said AFL-CIO...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 15, 2008
America@Work Union Industries Show Opens Tomorrow in Detroit
Several thousand Detroit-area school kids will get a sneak peak at the 70th annual AFL-CIO Union Industries Show tomorrow when, before the doors open to the public, they get a preview of the more than 300 exhibits and interactive games at the Cobo Center.
The 2008 America@Work show,...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 15, 2008
Report: Union Membership Helps Low-Wage Workers Move Up the Ladder
Wages for low-income workers, such as food service employees, get a boost when workers join a union.
A new report emphasizes the importance of a union contract for workers at every level, especially low-wage workers.
The report, The Union Advantage for Low-Wage...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 15, 2008
McCain Predicts War Can Be Won by 2013
In a speech in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Republican presidential candidate John McCain says he believes the Iraq war can be won by 2013 and that he envisions Osama bin Laden will be dead or captured during his first term as president.
News Item · NPR News · May 15, 2008
Kraft Launches Oreo Ad Blitz in Land of Biscuits
Kraft, the maker of Oreos, is unveiling a big advertising campaign in Britain. Stuart Payne runs the Web site Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down, where he reviews cookies (or "biscuits" in the Queen's English). He tells Michele Norris the Oreo may have a hard time in Britain.
News Item · NPR News · May 15, 2008