TWU Campaigns Against ‘Outrageous’ Exec Bonuses at American
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Tired of corporate executives taking seven-figure bonuses while other workers are laid off, the Transport Workers (TWU) launched a national advertising campaign to raise awareness about outrageous pending awards at AMR, the parent company for American Airlines and American Eagle.
The union began running ads April 2 in major news outlets such as CNN and in newspapers in Dallas, Chicago, Miami, Tulsa and other major American Airlines markets.
TWU also is reaching out to the public through ads on Google and other Internet sites and search engines. Each message encourages frequent flyers and the general public to play the “American Exec Check” game here. The interactive online game challenges the public to guess how much various CEOs make and to drag their caricatures to a desk marked with differing dollar figures.
Union Civil Rights Activists Vow to Keep King’s Dream Alive
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Union civil rights activists this weekend celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., by commiting to hold the new administration and Congress accountable and carry on the work they did in the 2008 election to mobilize workers in support of a strong progressive agenda.
More than 800 participants in the annual AFL-CIO King Day celebration in New Orleans, which ends today, also responded to President-elect Obama’s call to honor King with community service. They joined with hundreds of area union members to roll up their sleeves in more than 20 different community service projects in a city that continues to suffer three years later from the effects of Hurricane Katrina. Over two days, the activists helped repair an African American museum, churches and homes in hard-hit St. Bernard Parish.
King Day Participants Celebrate 2008 Wins, Plan for Future
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The inauguration of the nation’s first African American president next week is just the beginning of a historic shift in the nation’s politics, and civil rights activists from across the country are gathering this weekend to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and discuss how to complete King’s dream of a just society.
During the annual AFL-CIO King Day celebration, which begins today and runs through Jan. 19 in New Orleans, more than 200 participants will examine what the 2008 election means for our nation and working families. Responding to President-elect Obama’s call to honor King with community service, the participants will join with hundreds of area union members and roll up their sleeves in more than 20 different community service projects in a city that continues to suffer three years later from the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
