Labor Updates (8/20/07)

Nothing says Labor Day like a "Kicking Ass for the Working Class" T-shirt!  Bright red letters on a 100 percent cotton, black, short-sleeve
T-shirt available now from the Union Shop Online (or pick one up at the Union Shop at the AFL-CIO). Or show that you're ready for the 2008 election now with a "Labor 2008 AFL-CIO,"  "Labor Votes"  or "We Do the Work"  T-shirt. Solidarity isn't just for grown-ups. Show off your young one's union roots with a "Union Bug,"  "I'm a Little Wobbly" or "An Owie to One Is an Owie to All" T-shirt. For other great Labor Day items from The Union Shop Online, click here. You'll find a wide assortment of buttons, American flags, and other great products, all union-made in the U.S.A…BAD BOSSES ARE BACK! Working America has launched its second My Bad Boss contest, allowing working Americans to vent about the SOBs that sign their paychecks. Last year's contest touched a nerve: during the six-week contest, nearly 50,000 votes were cast and the site had two million page views.  More than 5,000 stories were submitted online in the contest. Working America, the 1.6-million member community affiliate of the AFL-CIO, brings together workers who don't have unions on the job and gives them a powerful voice on the issues that matter to them most. "We knew there was a problem out there, but we have been really stunned by the extent of it," said Karen Nussbaum, director of Working America. "While many of the stories are funny - at least to the reader - many are painful, even tragic.  They all drive home the point that unless they have a union, working people have virtually no rights on the job." Click here for complete contest details and entries.