Craig Becker - NLRB Nominee

Friday, February 5, 2010

During the confirmation hearing Tuesday, Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) was the chief Republican critic of Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board. Becker, an associate counsel for the SEIU and the AFL-CIO, tried to assure the committee that as a board member he would not try to implement the more radical, anti-employer views expressed in his academic writings.

Flowers for Valentine's Day

Order online, send flowers for every occasion, and save.

Flowers make the perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, celebrations, anniversaries, get well, thank you, and tokens of sympathy. The Union Plus Flower Delivery Service offers a variety of flowers and plants at union member-only prices - a special 20% discount on flowers online or via phone.

Choose roses, centerpieces, bouquets, flowers with balloons, plants, wreaths, sprays, food baskets, gifts, and more. Labor union members can order discounted flowers and have them delivered anywhere in the world, satisfaction guaranteed.

Retirement Planning Center

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Whether you're 18 or 60, rich or poor, there are steps you can take to plan for your retirement...starting today!

AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka on "Bill Moyers Journal"

AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka appeared on PBS’s "Bill Moyers Journal" Friday for a remarkable 30-minute conversation about the labor movement, our economy and how we can create jobs. I think watching the video will make you proud to be part of the movement fighting every day for America’s working families.

Haitian Disaster: How You Can Help

The AFL-CIO is calling for the United States and the entire international community, including the global union movement, to “do our utmost to aid our Haitian sisters and brothers in their moment of extraordinary need.” Unions are mobilizing their members to provide aid in Haiti and through donations.

'Buy America' Puts People to Work

A new report presents clear evidence that including Buy America provisions in last year's stimulus package has created jobs and makes the case that the rules should be strengthened in jobs legislation being considered on Capitol Hill.

The 17-page report, "Buy America Works," by the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), highlights success stories showing how Buy America provisions have benefited U.S. companies.

They Sat, So We Could Stand

January 22, 2010 - Nearly 50 years ago in Greensboro, North Carolina, a movement began that changed America. Forever linking together the Civil Rights and Labor Movements.

Three of the four college students who sat down at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, on February 1, 1960, returned to that city last week as living legends of the civil rights movement and guests of honor at the 2010 AFL-CIO Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance.

Watch the video.

Trumka: Obama Absolutely Right to Make Jobs Top Priority

Obama's call tonight to make jobs his No. 1 priority in his State of the Union message is the right message, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. As Obama said tonight:

Jobs must be our number one focus in 2010, and that is why I am calling for a new jobs bill tonight.

State of the Union Address

Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery The State of the Union Wednesday, January 27, 2010 Washington, DC

Madame Speaker, Vice President Biden, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:

Our Constitution declares that from time to time, the President shall give to Congress information about the state of our union. For two hundred and twenty years, our leaders have fulfilled this duty. They have done so during periods of prosperity and tranquility. And they have done so in the midst of war and depression; at moments of great strife and great struggle.

Work Hard...Play Hard!

That’s the Union Way. When you’re playing hard in the outdoors, you can count on the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance to make your experience even better, while helping to preserve our hunting and fishing heritage.

The USA is a one-of-a-kind, hunting and fishing association of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP) and its trade union partners, exclusively for conservation-minded union members, retirees and their families that hunt, fish and appreciate the outdoors.