John Sweeney

Sam Stein

Richard Trumka: Momentum Grows For New AFL-CIO President Despite No Formal Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics


Despite not having formally declared his candidacy for the powerful post of president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka's campaign seems to be gaining st...

Pass the Employee Free Choice Act

Robert Naiman | Posted 05.27.2009 | Politics


Robert Naiman

Passage of the Employee Free Choice Act is easy to justify on the basis of guaranteeing the basic human rights of working Americans.

Ryan Grim

AFL-CIO Memo Disses Reunification Reports

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.11.2009 | Politics


The AFL-CIO is pushing back hard against reports that a new union federation could pave the way to the reunification of the labor movement. Washingt...

Ex-GOP Rep. Sweeney Arrested Again On D.W.I. Charge

AP | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics


Former Congressman John E. Sweeney was arrested early Sunday on charges of driving while intoxicated, his second arrest in less than 18 months. The S...

Obama To Host Labor Leaders While Issuing Executive Orders

Plum Line | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration has notified leading labor officials that it will host them at the White House tomorrow at an event where President Obama pla...

Hillary Clinton Rallies Senior Citizens And Union Members For Obama In Pittsburgh

Barbara White Stack | Posted 11.25.2008 | Home


Barbara White Stack

Pittsburgh, PA--At an event billed "Hot Dogs with Hillary," it was inevitable that an animal reference would pop up, after all, this campaign has been...

USW Helps Empower Workers on Firestone Plantation in Liberia

Fred Redmond | Posted 10.16.2008 | Business


Fred Redmond

This is what unrestrained, immoral and disloyal multinational corporations have reduced us to: modern slavery.

AFL-CIO Organizing Vets Against McCain In Battleground States

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The AFL-CIO is mobilizing union members who are military veterans to work against Republican presidential candidate John McCain and...

Union Critical Of Obama's Top Economic Aide, Slams "Rubinomics"

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 06.20.2008 | Business


Acting quickly after securing his party's presidential nomination, Barack Obama picked a well-known representative of Bill Clinton's economic policies...

Source: Former Rep. Stiffs Cab Driver After Ride From Strip Club

Times Union | Dan Higgins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Former Congressman John Sweeney had another brush with law enforcement after a local taxi company recently claimed Sweeney walked out on an $80 fare. ...