Latest Laborers' International Union of North America Stories

Radio, Direct Mail, Creative Tactics in Kentucky and Ohio Urge McConnell, Boehner to Halt Political Stunts and Protect Americans from Deteriorating Bridges WASHINGTON, March 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - today launched a hard-hitting multi-media campaign to highlight the growing public safety crisis posed by America's crumbling bridges, deteriorating roads and struggling transit systems. The campaign appeals to voters...

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission passed a resolution honoring Ron Myers for his distinguished career working for the Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120215/DC54639 ) Ron Myers worked as a Laborer from 1972 to 1989. During this time, Myers specialized in sinking shafts, including one project with Cementation USA, Inc. in San Manuel, AZ that went...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LIUNA General President Terry O'Sullivan issued the following statement in reaction to the passage of so-called right to work legislation by the Indiana Legislature: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) By ramming through so-called right to work legislation against the will of the people, the corporate-controlled GOP majority in the Indiana Legislature has taken a stand for lower living standards...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - made the following statement in response to President Obama's State of the Union address: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) At a time when 1.3 million construction workers are still jobless, we are particularly encouraged by the President's ideas to create jobs in one of the economy's hardest hit...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - said today it has left the BlueGreen Alliance in response to job-killing attacks on the Keystone XL pipeline by some of the alliance's labor and environmentalist members. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) "AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka recently said there was a divide in the labor movement over this project," LIUNA General President...

President's Reported Denial of Keystone XL Permit a Political Decision at a Time When Workers Are Desperate for Jobs and Need Leaders with Courage WASHINGTON, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - called the reported decision by the Obama Administration today to block permitting for Keystone XL pipeline "politics at its worst." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) Last fall the...

Unemployment Insurance Extension, Keystone XL Must Be Addressed, Not Used as Political Chess Pieces WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - made the following statement regarding negotiations over an extension of federal unemployment insurance benefits: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) It is time for Congress to do something real...

Benefits Set to Run Out as America's Construction Industry Continues to Struggle WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - strongly urged Congress to extend federal unemployment insurance at a time when job creation in the construction industry remains stagnant. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO</font>) "Nearly 14 percent of...

With One in Four Bridges in U.S. Unsound and More than 1 Million Construction Workers Jobless, It's Time for Action WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - said hundreds of protests across the U.S. on deficient and obsolete bridges highlights the need for Congress to pass a long-delayed, full-investment Highway Bill. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) "For more than two years, LIUNA...

Statement of Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA, On Delay of Keystone XL Pipeline Construction WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Terry O'Sullivan, General President of LIUNA - the Laborers' International Union of North America - made the following statement today in response to the U.S. State Department delay of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91600LOGO) Environmentalists formed a circle around...