Nov 7, 2007APRI Community loses a Giant!
John H. McCoy, President of the Sencland APRI Chapter (Wilmington, North Carolina) passed away on October 20, 2007
John McCoy played a major role in building the statewide and Wilmington area labor movements. He became the conscience of the labor movement in North Carolina as he debated...
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Nov 7, 2007APRI Rejects Outsourcing US Jobs for Defense Contracts to Unscrupulous Foreign Companies
A. Philip Randolph Institute Urges Congress to Support US Workers
Group Rejects Outsourcing US Jobs for Defense Contracts to Unscrupulous Foreign Companies
Washington, DC – Today the A. Philip Randolph Institute issued the following statement in opposition to off-shoring vital US Air...
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Oct 30, 2007APRI Battle Creek: City Commissioner hopefuls participate in public forum
City Commissioner Hopefuls Participate In Public Forum By Nick Schirripa
More campaigning, more questions, more prognosticating.
The candidates and the answers were much the same as they have been throughout their campaigns, but 16 of the 21 candidates running for Battle Creek City...
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Sep 27, 2007Delaware APRI Challenges DELDOT on Sunday Bus Service
Delaware APRI Challenges DELDOT on Sunday Bus Service : Joins with Ministers and Mass Transportation Advocates to Issue Plan for Holiday Season Demonstration Project By Nancy Willing
Members of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, local Ministers transportation advocates continued...
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Sep 25, 2007San Francisco APRI sues to block Potrero power plant
The San Francisco Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in federal court in San Francisco today in a bid to block plans for a so-called "peaker" electric plant in the Potrero Hill district of the city.
The proposed plant near the...
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Aug 22, 2007C.L.E.A.N. - Community, Labor, Environmental Action Network
The best ideas emerge unexpectedly from the grassroots in seemingly unlikely places. One of those ideas is an organization called C.L.E.A.N., which stands for Community Labor Environmental Action Network. The story behind the creation of this group is both enlightening and interesting. The...
Written by Stephen Crockett, Co-host of Democratic Talk Radiomore...
May 5, 2008DTV Transition Education Campaign
We are excited about our partnership with the National Cable and Telecommunications Association on the DTV Transition Education Campaign and look forward to a strong alliance with them as we implement this project. For you convenience, we are attaching some educational information that should be...
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Nov 20, 2007APRI San Francisco - First Annual Turkey Basket Giveaway
During the 2007 Thanksgiving holiday season, the APRI San Francisco Chapter in part with Pacific Gas and Electric Company & TRC Solutions hosted its First Annual Turkey Basket Giveaway. On November 20, 2007, the San Francisco Chapter handed out 500 turkeys & holiday...
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson urged people Friday at the National Education Conference in Jacksonville to take control of the nation's pressing issues with their votes in the Nov. 4 presidential election. The civil rights activist and two-time presidential candidate lauded U.S. Sen. Barack Obama's... The Jacksonville Union Times more...