In 2005, SEIU broke away from the AFL-CIO to form part of a new labor federation, Change to Win.
The New York State United Teachers, a statewide teacher labor federation, then sued the state, bringing things to a halt.
The detente between the nation's leading labor federation and the powerful business lobbying group still needs senators' approval, including a nod from Sen.
Ms. James had a staffer from the AFL-CIO, the nation's largest labor federation, in her office all day Friday working to drum up marchers from non-AFGE locals.
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AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told Yahoo News on Tuesday that his labor federation representing 12 million people will mount a "full-fledged" campaign in support of comprehensive immigration reform.
In his speech to the AFL-CIO's annual convention in Pittsburgh, Clinton made his case for being granted so-called "fast-track" trade agreement authority, which the labor federation bitterly opposes.
"With Solis at the helm, we're absolutely confident that the Department of Labor will return to its primary mission of looking out for the health and welfare of America's workers, " said Art Pulaski, executive secretary-treasurer of the California Labor Federation.
"Nowadays, employees are expected to do a lot of what we used to think of as HR from behind their own computer, " says Ron van Baden, a negotiator with the Dutch labor union federation FNV.
The 7.8-million-member Rengo, the national federation of labor unions, has deserted the SDP and lined up behind the Democrats.
Since then, critics say, company owners and the government have been insulated from workers' demands by the Egyptian Federation of Labor Unions, which consistently sided with the government even though it was nominally representing the workers.
Among the influential institutions pushing his ouster in recent weeks has been the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations, although the labor union did not call for shareholders to vote against any Citi directors.
One institution that is in place to help smooth labor disputes is the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (AFTU), an officially sanctioned labor union.
The American Federation of Government Employees, a labor union representing 625, 000 federal employees including 40, 000 transportation security officers, would like to see a more comprehensive, independent study focused on TSA employee exposure.
The United Federation of Teachers also asked a state labor board to intervene in a standoff with the city over a teacher-evaluation system at most of those schools, though the city said the board had no right to weigh in on the matter.
On March 7, the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, students, parents, labor allies and community leaders will rally at the School District of Philadelphia to protest planned cuts to teacher contracts in the City.
Open-source development relies on a loose-knit federation of programmers who work to improve the software as a labor of love.
In 2001, the federation launched Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), a coalition including business and labor members ranging from the American Frozen Food Institute to the Waterways Council.
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