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UAW International |
Region 9 ( Nine Lines ) |
UAW-Ford National Programs Center |
The UAW Political Action Center |
| Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations Tap into one of the most respected labor relations schools and their library to find interesting facts on labor conditions and labor relations. |
| Prospering in America Co-hosts Alex Blair and Tom Hopkins radio show Prospering in America has allowed organized labor to make a dramatic impact in parts of New York State. This has taken many forms ranging from listeners calling to ask how to organize their workplace to newspaper reporters listening to the show to gain ideas for stories and new contacts. |
| AFL-CIO As the federation of America’s unions, the AFL-CIO includes more than 13 million of America’s workers in 60 member unions working in virtually every part of the economy. Explore how the AFL-CIO works, our culture and history and learn more about our leadership. |
| Union Communications Service (UCS) Tells you how to order news, graphics and features unions can reprint in their publications and otherwise use. Check out their free Weekly Labor Cartoon and Weekly Labor Song features. |
| Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Statistics on workplace hazards, health and safety rules, and news on what the government does to prevent sickness and injury. |
| The EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity) Commission) Explains the laws that bar discrimination, including the recent law barring bias against disabled workers, and tells you how to file a charge if you've been discriminated against. |
| The American Civil Liberties Union A very large, well-done site giving lots of information on the many causes the Civil Liberties Union is involved in. Check out the Workplace Rights section. |
| All Politics From CNN and TIME magazine; competes well with Politics Now and includes interesting multi-media features |
| Democratic National Committee Highlights key issues and events; includes action alerts |
| The New York Times You have to register, but it's easy and free. They may eventually charge for this, but right now you get the whole New York Times |
| Republican National Committee A well-designed site on Republican priorities and P.R. |
| Who's Getting the Election Money The latest reports on campaign spending, straight from the Federal Election Commission. Look up your favorite (or most hated) politician, and see how much money they're getting -- in easy-to-read charts. Site includes other info on elections, too. |
| Alliance for Retired Americans The Alliance was launched in January 2001 by a coalition of AFL-CIO unions and community-based organizations dedicated to economic and social justice. The organization works at the national, state and local level to gain universal health care; protect and expand Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid; add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare; protect the rights of nursing home patients; and on a host of other public policy issues affecting retirees and older Americans. |
| Health Insurance Information, Counseling and Assistance Although it's designed for New Yorkers, it looks like this site would help any senior get consumer help with Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance, long term care insurance. |
| Elderhostel If you think it's too late to travel the world or you're alone and need traveling companions, this site will open your eyes. Elderhostel is a nonprofit group providing educational adventures around the world to adults aged 55 and over. A well maintained site with on-going listings for courses and trips. Physically challenged people are welcome. |
| American Gulf War Veterans Association This site's main purpose is to tell the American people the truth about Gulf War illness and the possible treatments. The site has links to several related sites including a "hall of shame," a photo gallery, interviews, live chat and how to get help. |
| American Legion The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual help, war time veterans organization. It is a community service organization which now numbers nearly three million members, men and women in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. |
| American Veterans AMVETS The AMVETS National Headquarters home page, with links to legislative affairs, and assistance with VA claims, as well as information on AMVETS and its history, programs and services. |
| Department of Veterans Affairs The official U.S. Government site for the Department of Veterans Affairs,with links to announcements, benefits, organization and policies, VA offices and medical facilities, research and how to get help. |
| Disabled American Veterans Provides information about the DAV, as well as links to issues affecting disabled veterans, speeches, photos, discussion forums and other veteran links of interest. |
| Military Woman Home Page Useful information for women in the military, women contemplating military service and women veterans. This site has dozens of links of interest to women veterans including harassment issues and women in combat. |
| National Personnel Records Center The official repository of millions of military personnel, health and medical records of discharged and deceased veterans of all services during the 20th century. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics Front page takes a long time to come up, but here you can find more details on the above figures, news releases, etc. |
| Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Specializing in issues concerning Vietnam veterans, this site has links to legislative issues, veterans benefits, news and resources, as well as upcoming events, publications and membership services |
| WWII U.S. Veterans This site is dedicated to the millions of men and women from the U.S. who made the ultimate sacrifice for the good of free people everywhere. The site has links to the WWII Veterans Memorial Museum, live chat with other WWII vets, pictures and memorabilia from the 40s, and a locator data base for finding long-lost war friends. |
| National Labor Relations Board Lots of information about activities of the agency that's supposed to enforce labor law, including defining key terms. Here you'll find their rulings, up to a couple of weeks ago. You may need to download the Adobe Acrobat reader to read the documents, however. |
| Roll Call A news weekly that focuses on Congress, covering both legislative issues and the House/Senate races. The print version is read religiously by politicians and their staffs. |
| The Gallup Poll A wealth of info on how people are thinking about politics, economics and social issues. |
| Center on Budget and Policy This think tank publishes good, influential research on budget and policy issues, especially those affecting average workers and low--income Americans. Its work is praised by the media and both liberal and conservative politicians for blending rigorous research with the ability to present work in a timely and non-technical manner. |
| The White House Hear your president speak, take a tour, visit a while, and get lots of vital information |
| THOMAS Gives the entire Congressional Record, right up to yesterday. Don't be intimidated by all this information; scroll down and you'll see search tools to help you find what you're looking for. The best place to keep up on Congress. |
| U.S. House of Representatives How the House works, who's there, and laws they pass. Try not to get paranoid about the fact that some Democratic parts of the site recently vanished. |
U.S. Senate |
| Social Security Online Plan your retirement by looking at your earnings history and finding out how much Social Security you're eligible for. File your request online, and they'll send you a report in the mail. |
| The Census Bureau You might be surprised at how much info they collect. You'll find a map section where you can look up the numbers of people who live in various areas, down to the county, and who they are. You'll find economic indicators, world population, and interesting reports, such as who lost their health insurance -- but you may need an Acrobat reader program to read these. This site also gives the latest figures on U.S. imports and exports. |
| The Environmental Protection Agency Let's just call this a minimalist site. It has information, lots of news releases and even a page for kids, but, well, you'll see. |
| The Post office (U.S. Postal Service) This is the quickest way to find a zip code: type in your address and you'll even get the carrier route. If you're a stamp collector or like to read other people's mail, you could hang around the site for a while. |
U.S. Department of Labor |
| PointCast This is the most popular of the programs that you can download to customize your desktop and bring news and features to you. It now includes the New York Times and many other news sources as well as CNN and Reuters. You tell it what kind of news and features (including weather reports) you want, go do something else, and PointCast downloads the information for you. |
| The Washington Post One of the best sources of "inside the beltway" and national news. It's interactive and fun, with special features just for the web, and includes a Corporate Directory for looking up info on companies. |
| The Wire News from the Associated Press. Excellent, well-designed rundown of the latest news from the nation's most popular service -- plus special features like the weather forecast for your city, college sports, "today in history," and much more. |
| Freep-Detroit Free Press Get all the News straight from the Motor-City |
Auto.com |
| League of Women voters From a group well-known for getting the facts to voters and encouraging people to participate in the democratic process. Its Election Central gives you voting info for your area, and its Urgent Lobby Requests help viewers speak out on issues like the Patients Bill of Rights. |
| Citizens for Tax Justice Offers information on how to make taxes more just for the average person. |
The IRS Can Be Fun -- Really! |