Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2014) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of LIUNA – the Laborers’ International Union of North America – made the following statement on the Senate Republican-led effort to block an up-or-down vote on the Fair Minimum Wage Act today: “It is outrageous that a minority of Senators can get away with procedurally sabotaging […]
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LIUNA on Further Delay of Keystone Recommendation
“It’s not the oil that’s dirty, it’s the politics” Statement of Terry O’Sullivan, General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, On Further Delay of State Department Recommendation on the Keystone XL Pipeline Washington, D.C. (April 18, 2014) – Terry O’Sullivan, General President of the Laborers’ International Union of North America, made the […]
LIUNA Member Saves Woman’s Life on George Washington Bridge
Daniel Ricciardella, LIUNA Local 79 member, was on his way home from work Friday night with his wife and children when they got caught in slow moving New Jersey-bound traffic on the George Washington Bridge. Two cars ahead of him, Daniel saw a young woman exit her car with a small dog under her arm […]
LIUNA Members Fight Back Against So-Called Right-to-Work
LIUNA members in Missouri are mobilizing across the state against a proposed so-called right-to-work bill. If passed, the bill would lower living standards for workers and threaten collective bargaining. LIUNA General President Terry O’Sullivan joined hundreds of workers rallying to keep Missouri a state where employees can work and prosper. “The average worker in so-called […]
LIUNA California and Indiana Members Set World Records
LiUNA Local 300 members and other union workers broke the world record for the largest concrete pour ever for the new Grand Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles, California. Members worked for 18 hours straight to complete the 21,200 cubic yards pour. LiUNA Local 120 members also made history by setting three new world records in […]