Labor Shorts

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)Federal unions want Obama to use his executive power to act on their wish list(Washington Post, January 30): Federal labor leaders perked up during last week’s State of the Union address when President Obama pledged to make 2014 “a year of action.”
Hands-on Courses Offered at Labor College: Classes are filling fast for the National Labor College’s Bonnie Ladin Union Skills (BLUS) Program (right). Click here for details and to register.
Donations Needed to Restore Mother Jones Monument: The Illinois AFL-CIO, has launched a campaign to raise funds to restore the Mother Jones' gravesite and monument in Mount Olive, Ill.