WIN Labor News November 1, 2007

Headlines:

* AFSCME Endorses Clinton In Democratic Presidential Primary
* VEBA’s Shift Massive Income From Workers To Corporations As More Companies Look
To Create Them
* Eleven Thousand Kroger Workers In Ohio And Kentucky Poised To Strike
* Economic Report: 1.8 Million U.S.Veterans Have No Health Care

WIN Labor News October 31, 2007

Headlines:

* 800 Nurses Still On The Picket Lines At Hospital John L. Lewis Founded
* Are “Green Jobs” The Growth Jobs Of The Future?
* UAW Says ITE Still Making Unreasonable Wage And Benefit Erosion Demands
* Economic Report: 40 Million Low-Wage Jobs & Americans Still Believe Poverty is
Caused By Lack Of Effort

WIN Labor news October 30, 2007

Headlines:

* Amtrak Workers Set The Strike Clock Ticking After 7 Years With No Contract
* Lawyer's Group Proposes Freeze On Capital Punishment
* NYC Workers Want Ability To Live Outside City To scape High Housing Costs
* Labor Mourns The Loss Of Nursing Union Leader Cheryl Johnson
* U.S. Senate Votes To Raise Fees To Bring Skilled Workers From Other Countries

Labor News October 29, 2007

Headlines:

* Chrysler and UAW forge new contract -
* Gap Kids under fire as contractor violates child labor agreement
* Hollywood writers could strike as soon as midnight Wednesday

WIN Labor news October 26, 2007

Headlines:

* Workers Are Fed Up With FedEx Anti-Union Worker Rights Violations
* Labor Works With Community Coalition For Balanced Development In New York
* NLRB Rules Foxwoods Dealers Have A Right To Unionize
* Economic Report: Nation Eyes Possible New Recession As N.H. Is Still Mired In
Last One

Why is the CWA Bigger than New Hampshire?

From DailyKos:

The Communications Workers of America is polling its members to guide their decision as to whom to endorse for President.

Why is the CWA bigger than New Hampshire? Why is it bigger than New Hampshire and Iowa combined?

Approximately 100,000 people participated in the Iowa caucuses in 2004, along with 217,965 on the Democratic side of the New Hampshire primary. The total number of participants in both states is about half of the eligible participants in the CWA poll, and the CWA members are more diverse than the populations of both states combined.

Years ago, the primary election process meant that candidates had to go out and talk to people. Even in the age of TV, candidates for President had to spend time in Iowa and New Hampshire meeting and talking with real people.

Now, increasingly, these events are staged, scripted and sterile. TV spin and manipulation cloud the issues and it is hard for individuals to discern reality from myth.

The CWA has decided to do something about the deterioration of the democratic process in the US, by expanding the process within their own organization. Maybe it will be a guide for others.
Many unions hold campaign forums - the CWA combined the forum with action. In August, CWA President, Larry Cohen, questioned six Democratic candidates about their positions on jobs, employee free choice, and health care for all. The CWA followed up and asked all candidates - Democrat and Republican - for their views, which are posted on the CWA web site.

Then CWA announced a union-wide political poll of their members. Members can go to cwavotes.org and cast their vote for president. The site will be open until November 9.
Now it is up to the members; about 700,000 current members and retirees have an opportunity to vote their choice.

Why is the CWA bigger than New Hampshire? Why is it bigger than New Hampshire and Iowa combined?

Approximately 100,000 people participated in the Iowa caucuses in 2004, along with 217,965 on the Democratic side of the New Hampshire primary. The total number of participants in both states is about half of the eligible participants in the CWA poll, and the CWA members are more diverse than the populations of both states combined.

That is why the CWA is bigger than New Hampshire and its poll may be more significant.

WIN Labor News October 25, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW’s Bill Parker: Chrysler Deal Is A Retreat From UAW’s History Of Progress
* Four Thousand UAW Members Are On Strike Against International Truck And Engine
* Struggling Families Don’t Need Weatherman To See Which Way Bush Veto Pen Blows
* Economic Report: Plummeting Home Sales Set Dismal New Record

WIN Labor News October 24, 2007

Headlines:

* Chrysler Deal Outcome Comes Down To Final Big Locals In Michigan And Illinois
* Casino Workers Seek Election For UAW Representation
* French Transportation Workers May Stage Longer Strike To Defend Pensions
* Economic Report: College Tuition Increases Outpace Inflation

WIN Labor News October 23, 2007

Headlines:

* U.S. Air Traffic Control System On Brink Of a Breakdown?
* American Rights At Work Says Verizon Violates Labor Laws In Anti-Union Effort
* Teamsters Win Some Changes For Rail Workers
* Broadway Stagehands Authorize Strike, But Continue Talks With Theaters
* Economic Report: A Disengaged Workers World

WIN Labor News Ocotber 22, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW Chrysler Workers May Reject Concessionary Tentative Deal
* UFCW Won’t be Bullied By Smithfield Lawsuit
* Hundreds of Appalachian Nurses Striking Over Staffing And Pay
* Economic Report: Half of All U.S. Workers Combined Get Just 12.8 Percent of Total
U.S. Income

WIN Labor News October 19, 2007

Headlines:

* IAM Fights To Convince Congress To Save 44,000 U.S. Aerospace Jobs
* Bush Seeks To Weaken "Guest Worker" Rules At Behest of Growers
* Detroit Nurses Want End To Management Interference In Union Organizing

WIN Labor News October 18, 2007

Headlines:

* Broad Spectrum of Unions Rally In Defense of Public Services In Wisconsin
* Congress Fights Bush Veto To Provide Low-Income Kids With Health Insurance

WIn Labor News October 17, 2007

Headlines:

* Labor Backs Effort To Override Bush Veto of SCHIP
* Senator Obama, Labor Differ On Upcoming Peru Free Trade Vote
* Smithfield Ends Talks With UFCW On Fair Union Election Process
* Economic Report: 41 Million Working Americans Can’t Make Ends Meet

Labor News Ocxtober 16, 2007

Headlines:

* Obama pledges an army of teachers
* AFL-CIO survey shows most mortgage owners lack understanding
* AOL to begin laying off 2000 employees

Labor News October 15, 2007

Headlines:

* United States headed for a new Gilded Age?
* California's Governor vetoes healthcare reform
* Iowa SEIU to endorse Edwards
* Romney calls for more work visas

WIN Week In Review October 12-14, 2007

WIN Week In Review:

* UAW Ratifies GM Contract, Strikes Chrysler & Gets Chrysler Tentative Agreement
All In A Day's Work
* California Nurses Strike For Two Days - Some Are Locked Out Longer
* Federal Judge Agrees With AFL-CIO, Freezes New Social Security Mis-Match Rule
* Broadway Stage Hands Union Meets To Cope With Possible Lockout

WIN Labor News October 12, 2007

Headlines:

* As The UAW Shifts Into Its Ford Gear, Job Security Is Job One
* Broadway Stage Workers Meet Saturday To Deal With Possible Lockout
* AFL-CIO, Chamber of Commerce Win A Freeze On Social Security Mismatch Crackdown
* Teamsters Voting On Historic UPS Deal That Pulls UPS Out Of Teamsters Pension
Fund
* Coalition of Labor Union Women Meeting In Las Vegas
* Economic Report: Britain’s Housing Market Is Also Hurting

WIN Labor News October 11, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW Reaches Tentative Deal - Chrysler Strike Is Over
* UAW Workers Approve GM Contract
* California Nurses Could Be Locked Out Beyond Their Two-Day Strike

WIN Labor News Ocotber 10, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW’s Strike Deadline At Chrysler is Today, Local UAW President Calls GM Deal
Giant Step Backwards
* Falling Behind And Homicides – What’s The Connection?
* Chicago Hospital Workers Struggle For Better Than $9 An Hour
* Economic Report: Is It Still The Economy, Stupid?

WIN Labor News October 9, 2007

Headlines:

* Five Thousand California Nurses Are Poised To Strike This Week
* Former CAW Official: UAW/GM Deal Is Devastating For Workers
* American Airlines Balks At Worker Raises After Lavishing $250 Million On Execs
* Economic Report: Wages Grow Ahead Of Inflation, But Jobs Growth Still Weak

WIN Labor News October 8, 2007

Headlines:

* UAW Workers Approving GM Deal So Far – Voting Ends October 10th
* Air Traffic Controllers Face a “Carbon Copy” Of 1980 Conditions
* Former Union Employees of Kaiser Aluminum Will Get Payments

WIN Labor News October 5, 2007

Headlines:

* NLRB Decision Cuts Voluntary Union Recognition Off At The Knees
* SEIU’s Andy Stern: Most Workers Want A Union
* Philly Judge Awards PA Wal-Mart Workers $62 Million More
* Economic Report: Is Stagflation Rearing Its Ugly head?

WIN Labor News October 4, 2007

Headlines:

* Is UAW GM VEBA Health Trust Ratification Vote Illegal?
* L.A. Farm labor Contractor Harvests Bitter Fruit of Discrimination
* Federal Judge Sides With AFL-CIO, Extends Restraining Order on DHS
* Executive Diners Could Be Left Hungry By Aramark Strike
* Economic Report: Housing's "August of Discontent"

WIN Labor News October 3, 2007

Headlines:

* Is UAW GM VEBA Health Trust Ratification Vote Illegal?
* L.A. Farm labor Contractor Harvests Bitter Fruit of Discrimination
* Federal Judge Sides With AFL-CIO, Extends Restraining Order on DHS
* Executive Diners Could Be Left Hungry By Aramark Strike
* Economic Report: Housing's "August of Discontent"

Labor News: October 2, 2007

Headlines:

* Teamsters: UPS Leaving Central States Fund Will Mean Higher Pension Benefits For Workers
* LIUNA’s O’Sullivan: Mad Dog Mean & Ready To Fight For Immigration Reform
* How About A Reality Show About Writers Striking?