WV AFL-CIO calls on Manchin to appoint himself
The West Virginia AFL-CIO wants Gov. Joe Manchin to make himself U.S. senator as soon as possible. The union issued a press release this morning saying its executive board passed a resolution last...
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Teachers unions endorse Thompson for governor
The American Federation of Teachers-WV and the West Virginia Education Association today endorsed House Speaker Rick Thompson in the gubernatorial race. The rival unions, which represent both teachers...
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Thompson wins AFL-CIO endorsement
Just a few days after his endorsement from state teachers unions, House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, has been endorsed by the West Virginia AFL-CIO in the race for governor. Members of the union’s...
View ArticleThompson picks up UMWA endorsement
House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, has picked up another key labor endorsement in the governor’s race. The United Mine Workers of America state council announced its endorsement today. Thompson also...
View ArticleReport looks at private vs. public sector pay
A new report from the West Virginia Center on Budget & Policy says that public workers in West Virginia are paid less than those in the private sector, when factors such as age and education level...
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AFL-CIO to Tomblin: Take the steps necessary to protect troopers
West Virginia AFL-CIO President Kenny Perdue is weighing in on the State Police’s recent reassignment of a former president and the current president of the West Virginia Troopers Association after...
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W.Va. AFL-CIO: Tomblin no friend of labor (updated)
West Virginia AFL-CIO President Kenny Perdue says he wants to set the record straight on gubernatorial candidate Earl Ray Tomblin‘s statements that he’s a friend of labor. In a statement today (posted...
View ArticleTomblin wins Building Trades endorsement
It wasn’t so long ago that the state AFL-CIO called Earl Ray Tomblin “the most anti-working family” senator in West Virginia. But now, the Senate president/acting governor has won the endorsement of...
View ArticleTomblin gets another union endorsement
Senate President/Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will have the support of Teamsters Local 175 in the special election for governor, the union announced today. Last month, the West Virginia State Building...
View ArticleState AFL-CIO endorses Tomblin
The West Virginia AFL-CIO will back Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin in the governor’s race, even though it once called him the state Senate’s most anti-labor member. West Virginia AFL-CIO President Kenny...
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