Union Web Services - Online Organizing Campaigns

Since Sliced Bread

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:52:57 -0400

A recent campaign from the SEIU. visit Since Sliced Bread

Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:39:50 -0400

HOTROC, the Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council, is the name of the campaign to bring dignity and respect to the 16,000 New Orleans area workers who clean the rooms, make the food, and wait the tables in this region's fastest growing industry.
visit Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council

Executive PayWatch

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:29:32 -0400

Every year, shareholders and America’ s workers learn of new jaw-dropping executive compensation packages that seemingly defy rational explanation. In 2004, the average CEO of a major company received $9.84 million in total compensation, according to The New York Times. visit Executive PayWatch

comcastwatch.com

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:24:26 -0400

ComcastWatch is a jointly sponsored project of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Nothing on this website is meant to imply that Comcast supports or endorses this effort. visit comcastwatch.com

Campaign for America's Future

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:07:13 -0400

Over 100 Prominent Americans — citizen activists and policy experts concerned about our country and our planet — joined together to launch and build the Campaign for America's Future. They are challenging the big money corporate agenda by encouraging Americans to speak up — to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us.
visit Campaign for America's Future

BehindTheLabel.org

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:03:38 -0400

BehindTheLabel.org is a multimedia news website covering the stories of people fighting for fundamental human and labor rights against the goliath global clothing industry. BehindTheLabel.org is an initiative of UNITE HERE to share stories of workers around the world who make our clothes, to educate the public of international campaigns where workers are struggling to correct injustices in their workplace, and to engage consumers and activists to take part in solidarity actions with garment workers against the multinational corporations behind the labels. visit BehindTheLabel.org

American Rights at Work

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:59:09 -0400

Since 2003, American Rights at Work has informed the American public about the struggle to win workplace democracy for nurses, cooks, computer programmers, retail cashiers, and a variety of workers who we all depend on every day. Their vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted. visit American Rights at Work

Alliance@IBM

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 15:55:01 -0400

Alliance@IBM is made up of career-minded IBM employees who are concerned about their future. "We are concerned about recent actions which undermined the retirement security of tens of thousands of IBM's most devoted employees. Over the last several years, we watched as management made reductions in other benefits. They sharply increased our healthcare costs and excluded many of us from getting paid for overtime. We formed Alliance@IBM to restore policies that value us for our contributions.." visit Alliance@IBM

Wal Mart Watch

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:50:24 -0400

In Spring 2005, Wal-Mart Watch began its nationwide public education campaign to challenge the world’s largest retailer to become a better employer, neighbor, and corporate citizen. By connecting and supporting the myriad efforts already underway across the country, Wal-Mart Watch serves as a catalyst for coordinated action, a fact-based presence on the truths about Wal-Mart’s business model, and the nation’s premiere online resource center for Wal-Mart educational tools. visit Wal Mart Watch