January 2003
Industrial Council Aims to Reverse Manufacturing Decline
Thousands of trade union members including several hundred from the IBEW will gather in Washington, D.C. on February 3-4 to deliver a message to Congress: stop the decline of Americas industrial base....January 31, 2003.
AFL-CIO Report: Working Families Hurt By Bush Policies
Working families have suffered during the first two years of George W. Bushs presidency said AFL-CIO report released on Monday titled "Time to Get Real About the Economy: A Check-Up on the Nations Economic Health at the Mid-Point of the Bush Presidency." ...January 29, 2003.
 BCTD Loses PLA Fight as Supreme Court Declines Review
In a major setback for organized labor, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, challenge to President Bush over the use of project labor agreements in federally funded projects....January 29, 2003.
Amtrak Again Facing Uncertain Future
Once again, Amtrak has found itself poised for fiscal crisis as the U.S. Congress moves the fiscal 2003 budget closer to passage....January 27, 2003.
Tale of the Tape: So Much For "Made in America."
When President George W. Bush appeared at a St. Louis warehouse and distribution facility on January 22 to tout his economic program, featuring a massive tax cut for the elite, even the White House spin doctors couldnt hide the hypocrisy....January 23, 2003.
IBEW Negotiates Contract With Lucent
IBEW negotiators reached a 20-month agreement with Lucent on Thursday that calls for a two-percent wage hike in June and again in June 2004....January 21, 2003.
Press Release: IBEW Presses Call for Service, Jobs and
Growth in Telecommunications ...January 16, 2003.
President Hill Swears In New Executive Appointees
President Hill swears in members as new Tenth District International Vice President and Eighth District International Executive Council member....January 15, 2003.
IBEW Opposes Pickering Nomination To Bench
Charles W. Pickering Sr, has again been nominated by President Bush to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....January 10, 2003.
Special Feature: Take a look at the House and Senate Voting Reports for 2001-2002
U.S., Central American Labor Leaders: Include Workers Rights
An international contingent of labor leaders warned trade negotiators not to forget workers rights and sustainable development as the United States enters talks with five Central American countries in pursuit of a regional pact....January 10, 2003.
DOL Layoff Report Terminated; Officials Cite Funding Dearth
Like each previous one since 1995, Novembers mass layoff report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics offers an analysis of new jobless claims by industry and geographic area....January 6, 2003.
TVA Nuclear Program Lauded for Safety, Efficiency
Seventeen years ago, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nations largest public utility, closed its five nuclear reactors because they did not meet federal safety standards in the wake of Three Mile Island meltdown....January 6, 2003.
Iowa Supreme Court OKs PLA Project
A strong opinion by Iowas highest court affirmed the right of public projects to use project labor agreements, even in the right-to-work state....January 6, 2003.
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