UNITE HERE union returns to AFL-CIO 4 years after leaving in disputeSeptember 17th, 2009 Union returning to AFL-CIOPITTSBURGH — One of the unions that left the AFL-CIO in a bitter dispute that split the labor movement four years ago is coming back to the labor federation. The union of hotel, restaurant and clothing workers known as UNITE HERE is bringing its 265,000 members back a day after Richard Trumka became the newest AFL-CIO president.
Trumka ushers in more aggressive style as new AFL-CIO presidentSeptember 16th, 2009 Trumka takes helm of AFL-CIOPITTSBURGH — Richard Trumka, who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to the top ranks of the nation's labor movement, took the helm of the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, ushering in a more aggressive style of leadership and vowing to revive unions' sagging membership rolls. The first new AFL-CIO president in 14 years, Trumka pledged to make the labor movement appeal to a new generation of workers who perceive unions as "only a grainy, faded picture from another time."
"We need a unionism that makes sense to the next generation — young women and men who either don't have the money to go to college or are almost penniless by the time they come out," Trumka told hundreds of cheering delegates in a speech at their annual convention.
One-time coal miner Richard Trumka ushers in more aggressive style as new AFL-CIO presidentSeptember 16th, 2009 One-time coal miner Trumka takes helm of AFL-CIOPITTSBURGH — Richard Trumka, who rose from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to the top ranks of the nation's labor movement, took the helm of the AFL-CIO on Wednesday, ushering in a more aggressive style of leadership and vowing to revive unions' sagging membership rolls. The first new AFL-CIO president in 14 years, Trumka pledged to make the labor movement appeal to a new generation of workers who perceive unions as "only a grainy, faded picture from another time."
"We need a unionism that makes sense to the next generation — young women and men who either don't have the money to go to college or are almost penniless by the time they come out," Trumka told hundreds of cheering delegates in a speech at their annual convention.
Older, grayer AFL-CIO making greater push to pull in younger membersSeptember 14th, 2009 AFL-CIO gets serious about wooing young membersPITTSBURGH — The face of organized labor is getting older and grayer, but the AFL-CIO's new leaders said Monday they intend to change that trend and spark a resurgence in union membership. When Richard Trumka becomes the newest president of the labor federation this week, one of his top priorities will be tackling the perennial problem of making unions appeal to recent college graduates and other 20- and 30-somethings in the work force.
AFL-CIO president John Sweeney bidding farewell after 14 years of leadershipSeptember 13th, 2009 AFL-CIO president Sweeney bidding farewellPITTSBURGH — The man who guided the nation's largest union federation for 14 years is bidding farewell. John Sweeney is expected to reflect on his legacy Sunday when he delivers the keynote address to hundreds of delegates at the AFL-CIO's convention in Pittsburgh.
AFL-CIO president, stepping down after 14 years as leader, bids farewell at labor conventionSeptember 13th, 2009 AFL-CIO president bids farewell as labor leaderPITTSBURGH — John Sweeney, stepping down after 14 years at the helm of the AFL-CIO, urged union leaders Sunday to keep up the fight to reform health care and overhaul labor laws so workers can form unions more easily. "We're on the cusp of the greatest advance in labor law reform in 70 years, but we're taking heavy fire from the corporate captains of deceit," Sweeney told about 1,000 union members at the federation's convention.
AFL-CIO president bids farewell on Sunday after 14 years of leadershipSeptember 13th, 2009 AFL-CIO president bids farewell SundayPITTSBURGH — The man who guided the nation's largest union federation for 14 years is bidding farewell. John Sweeney is expected to reflect on his legacy Sunday when he delivers the keynote address to hundreds of delegates at the AFL-CIO's convention in Pittsburgh.
Change in leadership means new direction, hopes for AFL-CIOSeptember 11th, 2009 AFL-CIO seeks more clout with new leadershipWASHINGTON — John Sweeney spent the past 14 years building the AFL-CIO into a political powerhouse for worker's rights and other progressive Democratic causes. Yet over the same time, the ranks of union members continued to shrink, diminishing organized labor's clout in the workplace.
Germany's Merkel launches re-election campaign calling for center-right governmentSeptember 6th, 2009 Germany's Merkel launches re-election campaignBERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel has kicked off her conservative party's campaign for the Sept. 27 German election by calling for a center-right coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats.
AFL-CIO leader warns lawmakers not to abandon government-run plan in health care overhaulAugust 31st, 2009 Trumka warns lawmakers on health care overhaulWASHINGTON — The man expected to become the AFL-CIO's next president said Monday that lawmakers would pay a political price if they abandon a government-run option in any health care overhaul. "We need to be a labor movement that stands by our friends, punishes its enemies and challenges those who, well, can't seem to decide which side they're on," said Richard Trumka, currently the AFL-CIO's secretary-treasurer.
Security Council condemns North Korean missile launchesJuly 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - The UN Security Council has condemned the recent missile launches by North Korea and urged the communist country to fully comply with its obligations and relevant UN resolutions. The Security Council "condemned and expressed grave concern at the (missile) launches, which constitute the violation of UN Security Council resolutions and pose a threat to regional and international security," Uganda's ambassador to the UN Ruhakana Rugunda said Monday.
North Korea's missile launches 'not helpful': USJuly 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States Saturday called North Korea's "possible" missile launches "not helpful" but stopped short of confirming them or calling them a violation of UN sanctions. "We're waiting until we have all the facts about the violation," State Department press officer Karl Duckworth told DPA.
Trumka poised to become next head of AFL-CIO as labor's fortunes riseJune 8th, 2009 Next leader of AFL-CIO could see rise in powerWASHINGTON — Richard Trumka still keeps his old coal miner's helmet on a shelf in his spacious office overlooking the Washington Monument. The scuffed-up relic is a reminder of how far Trumka has come since he started working in the mines of Pennsylvania at 19, a path that led him to become the youngest president of the United Mine Workers and, later, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO.
Elmo the cuddly 'Elmonaut' launches astronomy show for youngsters at Smithsonian planetariumApril 21st, 2009 Elmo launches planetarium show as cuddly astronautWASHINGTON — Elmo is reporting for duty at the National Air and Space Museum, ready for a trip into outer space. The beloved Sesame Street character donned a space suit Tuesday to introduce a planetarium show.
Rocket launches may need regulation to prevent ozone destructionApril 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Rocket launches in future may require more stringent regulation to minimise damage to the ozone layer of the Earth's atmosphere, according to a new study. Today, just a handful of NASA space shuttle launches release more ozone-depleting substances in the stratosphere than the entire annual use of CFC-based medical inhalers used to treat asthma and other diseases in the US, said Darin Toohey, professor of Colorado University at Boulder (CUB) atmospheric and oceanic sciences department.
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