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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
News Feeds
Flooding fears in China spur evacuations
Fears of the approach of a wall of water from the bursting of two natural lakes created by the China earthquake have caused rescuers, journalists and quake survivors to flee, Chinese officials said.
News Item · CNN Top Stories · May 17, 2008
Age of pregnant FLDS 'girls' disputed
Read full story for latest details.
News Item · CNN US · May 17, 2008
Thousands flee as China lake bank feared broken
BEICHUAN, China (Reuters) - A Chinese county near the epicenter of a 7.9 magnitude earthquake was ordered to evacuate on Saturday amid fears a lake would burst its banks, prompting thousands to flee to the hills.
News Item · Reuters · 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
Shareholders, Workers and Homeowners Protest Sour Pulte Practices
Robert Masciola, deputy director of the AFL-CIO Center for Strategic Research, describes this week's Pulte shareholder meeting in the Detroit area.
Some 100 activists gathered on May 15 in Birmingham, Mich., at the annual shareholder meeting of Pulte Homes, with a straightforward...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
House Passes, Bush Wants to Veto, Unemployment Measure
The House yesterday voted (256–166) a measure to help long-term jobless workers who face difficult times finding new work in the sputtering Bush economy with an extra 13 weeks to 26 weeks of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits. The UI extension was added to a supplemental spending bill to fund...
News Item · AFL-CIO Blog · May 17, 2008
A Tale of Two Democratic Primary States
The upcoming Oregon and Kentucky primaries are near perfect illustrations of the two separate wings of the Democratic Party. Affluent, green and antiwar Oregon is expected to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. Kentucky's rural, blue-collar population will help New York Sen. Hillary Clinton.
News Item · NPR News · May 17, 2008
Aid Efforts Stymied by China, Myanmar Tragedies
Two catastrophes have struck this month — the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China. As the death tolls in these two countries mount, so does the need for aid. But Myanmar has been reluctant to let relief workers into the country, and China says it will accept foreign aid on its...
News Item · NPR News · May 17, 2008