LINKS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
CONGRESSIONAL WEEKLY - reports from AFSCME International on what's happening in Washington D.C. These legislative summaries are designed to inform union members on issues of importance to working families!
AFSCME ADVANTAGE - being an AFSCME member doesn’t only get you an advantage at the bargaining table – it also gets you bargains with AFSCME Advantage. Save on a large number of products and services!
AFSCME LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - as AFSCME members we can take online trainings, for free. These trainings sessions are one part of a new initiative called the AFSCME Leadership Academy (ALA). The classes are specially designed for AFSCME staff, officers and members like you!
WORKING FAMILIES VOTE 2008 - the online center for union members and all working women and men to get involved in selecting America's next President!
NO SWEAT - Bienestar International manufactures union-made footwear & casual clothing under the brand name No Sweat™. Our gear is produced by independent trade union members in the US, Canada, and the developing world. We believe that the only viable response to globalization is a global labor movement. No Sweat is the pioneer of fair trade fashion and footwear, setting an empowered, unionized workforce as the gold standard for fair trade clothing!
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. NATIONAL MONUMENT- HELP BUILD THE DREAM - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lost his life in Memphis, Tenn., where he had gone to support striking sanitation workers in their fight to get the city to recognize their union, AFSCME Local 1733. Today, AFSCME is helping to raise the funds to build a memorial to him on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The groundbreaking occurred Nov. 13, 2006, and the dedication is scheduled for 2008.
WAKE-UP WALMART - Wal-Mart has become much more than just a small corner store in rural America. In the past 10 years, Wal-Mart has grown into the largest retailer in the world -- number 1 among the Fortune 500 -- and is America's largest employer. With more than 1.4 million employees and over $10 billion in profits, Wal-Mart is a giant company with giant responsibilities. First and foremost, Wal-Mart has a responsibility to all Americans to set the standard for customers, workers and communities, and to help build a better America.
The truth is that Wal-Mart has let America down by lowering wages, forcing good paying American jobs overseas, and cutting costs with total disregard for the values that have made this nation great. Wal-Mart has needlessly exploited illegal immigrants, faces the largest gender discrimination lawsuit in history, forced workers to work in an unsafe environment, and -- incredibly -- broken child labor laws.
UNION REVIEW - Union Review is an interactive publication of labor-related news and views. The Union Review mission is to provide an online venue to share labor related news and opinions. The primary goal includes creating a forum for both rank-and-file and non-union workers where they can openly speak out about their work, struggles, and ideas in an effort to build a stronger union movement.
LABOUR START - LabourStart is an online news service maintained by a global network of volunteers which aims to serve the international trade union movement by collecting and disseminating information -- and by assisting unions in campaigning and other ways. Its features include daily labour news links in more than 20 languages and a news syndication service used by more than over 700 trade union websites. News is collected from mainstream, trade union, and alternative news sources by a network of over 500 volunteer correspondents based on every continent.
UNION PLUS - The Union Privilege Family - Our organization designs programs that help union members enjoy life at a great price. By using the collective buying power of unions, we are able to offer a variety of high quality, discounted products and services exclusively to working families. The AFL/CIO created Union Privilege in 1986 to provide union members and their families with valuable consumer benefits. With Union Plus benefits, your union membership "pays" at work and at home.
Labor Links of importance to Working Families