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Labor Organization at Odds with Southwest Pilot’s Group.
Washington, Apr. 1 2008 /newscape/- Newscape wire
Officials of the AFL-CIO, have drafted a letter rebuking the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA).
At issue was the recent distribution by SWAPA to its membership of union promotional items that were produced in China.
“A bedrock tenet of labor organization is that your own supplies, consumables, and promotional materials, be procured from unionized sources.” Said John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO. “The only products more repugnant than non-union products, are Chinese products. We document on a continual basis that Chinese products, especially needleworks products, are the products of child labor, prison labor, or worse.”
“The pilots of SWAPA are some of the highest paid workers in the world. Surely they could afford to buy quality domestic products produced by union workers earning a livable wage.” He added.
Officials of the Southwest Pilot’s group declined to comment.
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions.
The AFL-CIO union movement represents 10.5 million members, including 2 million members in Working America, its new community affiliate.http://shopunionmade.org/?q=node/15
Sponsor the exclusively endorsed website of the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department and help millions of workers protect their jobs and ensure the security of their families. Click Here to learn more.
NC-Washington 04/01/08 09:29 EST
Washington, Apr. 1 2008 /newscape/- Newscape wire
Officials of the AFL-CIO, have drafted a letter rebuking the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA).
At issue was the recent distribution by SWAPA to its membership of union promotional items that were produced in China.
“A bedrock tenet of labor organization is that your own supplies, consumables, and promotional materials, be procured from unionized sources.” Said John Sweeney, President of the AFL-CIO. “The only products more repugnant than non-union products, are Chinese products. We document on a continual basis that Chinese products, especially needleworks products, are the products of child labor, prison labor, or worse.”
“The pilots of SWAPA are some of the highest paid workers in the world. Surely they could afford to buy quality domestic products produced by union workers earning a livable wage.” He added.
Officials of the Southwest Pilot’s group declined to comment.
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions.
The AFL-CIO union movement represents 10.5 million members, including 2 million members in Working America, its new community affiliate.http://shopunionmade.org/?q=node/15
Sponsor the exclusively endorsed website of the AFL-CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department and help millions of workers protect their jobs and ensure the security of their families. Click Here to learn more.
NC-Washington 04/01/08 09:29 EST
