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… uneasy about the direction of the global economy, with the vast majority deeply concerned about corporate America’s rush to outsource good-paying jobs. It is also becoming increasingly clear that our domestic economy is heading in the wrong … these abuses are not limited to Jordan. Around the world, hundreds of thousands of workers are illegally trafficked to work in sweatshops, making products for export to the U.S.  Many of these workers have their passports confiscated and are … months without a paycheck. These workers are too often denied their basic human rights at the workplace, especially the  right to organize and bargain collectively, even while they make products for some of the largest and richest corporations in …

… and in the community. As an original member, and later president, of the Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, Sparks sought to ensure that all workers could fully participate in their union.  Her work provided education, training and understanding that would open a path for women and people of color in union leadership … family, Sparks grew up under the oppressive Jim Crow laws of the segregated South and from childhood was determined to help create a more egalitarian society. Sparks, who began working at an early age at a poultry processing plant where she …

… start how vital the union was for winning justice and fairness in the workplace.  She would later recall that she decided to become a steward with her AFGE local after she had trained several men at the VA who went on to become her supervisors, and she knew something was wrong with that picture. It wasn't long before she was recognized in … and a member of the AFL-CIO's Executive Council.  She was widely respected throughout the union movement for her hard work on several of the Executive Council's most important committees including Organizing, Civil and Human Rights, Community …

… for less pay, fewer benefits and diminished buying power.  Now the Bush-appointed National Labor Relations Board is poised to issue a series of decisions that could narrow even further the one road to economic security that a shrinking number of … Policy Institute.  Unlike “employees,” “supervisors” have no federal labor law protections; they not only lose the right to have a union contract, but can be fired or disciplined for any union activity.  Any skilled or experienced worker who sometimes directs or assigns the work of less skilled and experienced workers is vulnerable to a broadened definition of “supervisor” in these cases.  …

… Retired Transport Workers Union International President James Little dedicated much of his working life to his union and the labor movement.  Little was first elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council in November 2006. His … the Organizing Committee.  But beyond committee assignments, Little always understood the important of the federation’s work to unify working people around an agenda about good jobs and workers’ rights. Little succeeded Mike O'Brien as president … aggressive agenda focused on job creation, increased investments in our transportation system, safety and security and the right to form and join unions. We wish to thank Little for his years of service and dedication to America's working families …