Unions on World AIDS Day: We Won’t Turn Away from People with AIDS
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AIDS and HIV remain a major public health issue around the world, and so does workplace discrimination against people with AIDS/HIV.
As we mark World AIDS Day, it’s worth noting that the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) is renewing its effort in the workplace to focus on and promote action on AIDS and HIV, and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) local unions continue to raise funds for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation—more than $7 million to date.
CWA has focused on the fund since 1990, when Elizabeth Glaser spoke at the CWA national convention about the devastating effects of pediatric AIDS. Glaser knew the subject intimately. She contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during childbirth in 1981 and unknowingly passed the disease on to both her children. You can read more about her story here.
Union Movement Works to Halt AIDS/HIV Pandemic
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Today is World AIDS Day, and global union members are reinforcing their commitment to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, which has infected 33 million people worldwide and more than 1 million in the United States. Around the world, the pandemic has devastated workers and their families, shattered communities and reversed the rise in work and living standards.
Among the most vulnerable of those with the disease are some 2 million children worldwide, with 1,000 more becoming infected every day. In the United States, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) is teaming up with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the producers of the fun children’s DVD “Sockville—A New Pair of Socks” to help fight pediatric HIV/AIDS.
For every DVD purchased at a special $9.99 price, $3 will go to the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation, CWA’s charity of choice for nearly 20 years. Click here to buy the DVD at this special rate and help children with AIDS. This special offer is only good until Dec. 15, 2009.
Get Your Socks On: Help Children With AIDS
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Some 2 million children are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, and 1,000 more become infected every day. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) is teaming up with the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation and the producers of the fun children’s DVD “Sockville—A New Pair of Socks” to help fight pediatric HIV/AIDS.
For every DVD purchased at a special $9.99 price, $3 will go to the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation, CWA’s charity of choice for nearly 20 years. The foundation is a global leader in efforts to raise awareness, prevent HIV transmission and expand life-saving treatment to HIV-positive children around the world.
Click here to buy the DVD at this special rate and help children with AIDS. This special offer is only good until Dec. 15, 2009.
