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| 2006 North American International Auto Show |
www.naias.com/ |
January 14 - 22, 2006 |
| AFL-CIO's official website |
www.aflcio.org |
Excellent information. One of the best union web sites. |
| AFSCME |
www.afscme.org/ |
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), AFL-CIO, is the nation's largest and fastest growing public service employees union, with more than 1.4 million members.
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| Air America Radio |
www.airamericaradio.com/ |
Radio will change forever on March 31: Air America, a liberal, 24-hour talk-radio network launches in seven cities and will be broadcast via satellite and online with Al Franken's show "The O'Franken Factor," airing weekday afternoons from 12:00 to 3:00. |
| Alliance for Retired Americans |
www.retiredamericans.org |
The mission of the Alliance for Retired Americans is to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulfillment and security. |
| Allied Label |
www.alliedlabel.org/ |
Look for and ask for the International Allied Printing Trades Council label - the familiar "bug" - on all printed material. Find a union printer in your area. |
| Alternet |
www.alternet.org/ |
AlterNet.org is a project of the Independent Media Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism. |
| American Prospect Online |
www.prospect.org/web/index.ww |
Thoughtful analysis about the American political scene from people friendly to labor. The Prospect's articles generate debate, further ideas, and set agendas.
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| American Rights at Work |
www.americanrightsatwork.org/ |
Since 2003, American Rights at Work has informed the American public about the struggle to win workplace democracy for nurses, cooks, computer programmers, retail cashiers, and a variety of workers who we all depend on every day. Our vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted.
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| Anti-Slavery International |
www.antislavery.org/ |
Slavery is alive and well: Anti-Slavery International, founded in 1839, is the world's oldest international human rights organization dedicated to work exclusively against slavery and related abuses world-wide.
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| Autism Society of America |
www.autism-society.org/ |
The Autism Society of America was founded in 1965 by Bernard Rimland, Ph.D. |
| BBC News |
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/ |
BBC News is the largest broadcast news operation in the world with more than 2,000 journalists and 48 newsgathering bureaux, 41 of which are overseas.
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| Big Labor |
www.biglabor.com/ |
Union Communication Services Inc., sponsor of this site, has been publishing and distributing education, training and communication materials for unions across North America since 1980. |
| Black Lake Golf Course |
www.uawgolf.com/ |
The UAW's golf course has piled up numerous awards since opening in 2000. Visit the site to make reservations. |
| Center for American Progress |
www.americanprogress.org/site/c.biJRJ8OVF/b.3459/ |
The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all. |
| Christian Science Monitor |
www.csmonitor.com/ |
Respected international publication. Site also provides real-time Associated Press news wire. |
| Citizens Research Council of Michigan |
crcmich.org/ |
The Citizens Research Council of Michigan is a private, not-for-profit public affairs research organization established in 1916 to provide nonpartisan analysis of state and local government organization and finance in Michigan. |
| Comprehensive Mortgage |
www.loan4members.com/ |
At Comprehensive Mortgage, our mission is to set a high standard in the mortgage industry. We are commited to quality customer service - putting the people we serve first. We will always adhere to the highest degree of integrity in all of our business dealings.
Proud members of UAW local 889.
Give us a call today or apply online, and let us go to work for you! 313-823-8624
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| Consumer Information Center |
www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ |
Useful government publications on cars, children, health, nutrition, employment, housing, federal programs, money, travel and many other topics. |
| Democratic National Committee |
www.democrats.org/ |
Help the Democratic Party take back America! |
| Discovery School for Kids |
school.discovery.com/students/ |
This web site has tools to help your kids study, games to challenge their minds, and tons of great clip art to use. |
| Dollars and Sense |
www.dollarsandsense.org/ |
Dollars and Sense prints articles by journalists, activists, and scholars on a broad range of topics with an economic theme: the economy, housing, labor, government regulation, unemployment, the environment, urban conflict, and activism.
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| Economic Policy Institute |
www.epinet.org/ |
The EPI posts valuable, timely research papers on jobs and public policy. Their weekly feature, "Reading Between the Lines," shows the subtle bias in what news reports include and what they don't.
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| Fair: Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting |
www.fair.org/index.php |
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. |
| Families USA |
www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer |
Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health care for all Americans. |
| Family Fun |
familyfun.go.com/ |
Great information for your family: Arts & Crafts, recipes, information about raising kids, vacations and more. |
| Family Watchdog |
www.familywatchdog.us/ |
Family Watchdog invites you to use their free service to locate registered sex offenders in your area. You just enter an address, and you will see a map. You can click on the squares that appear, and see photos (where available), addresses, and convictions. You specify up to three addresses (not zip codes) that you want to watch and the distance around those addresses. They update their data daily from multiple public data sources. As soon as a convicted sex offender registers an address in your area, they will alert you. It's that easy.
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| Fidelity Net Benefits |
www.netbenefits.401k.com |
Visit this Fidelity site to discover how many years of credited service you have with Ford and to obtain an on line preliminary estimate of your pension benefits. |
| Ford Motor Company A, Z & X Plan |
www.axz.ford.com/Home/homepage.asp |
This site is your source for valuable information, vehicle A / Z & X Plan pricing, special offers, member management and a whole lot more. |
| Ford Motor Company History Timeline |
www.automuseum.com/forddate.html |
The time line starts with the June 30, 1863 birth of Henry Ford and continues to 1999. Excellent information. |
| Ford SVT - Special Vehicle Group |
www.svt.ford.com/home.asp |
The official home of the Mustang Cobra, Lightning, Focus SVT, Contour SVT and other SVT concept vehicles. |
| Gas Price Watch |
www.gaspricewatch.com/usgas_index.asp |
GasPriceWatch.com was created in April of 1999 with the goal of saving the average consumer money. The idea was simple, give the consumers the information required to help them make cost-saving decisions.
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| Greg Palast |
www.gregpalast.com/ |
Greg Palast is an award-winning investigative journalist and the author of the international bestselling book “The Best Democracy Money Can Buy.” Palast’s reports first gained international attention in his column, Inside Corporate America, for The Guardian & Observer newspapers (UK).
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| House Democrats |
democrats.house.gov/ |
Democrats are the party of opportunity, dedicated to helping every American achieve the promise of freedom, success and financial security.
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| Huck-Konopacki Labor Cartoons |
www.solidarity.com/hkcartoons/ |
Two of the foremost labor cartoonists, Mike Konopacki and Gary Huck, show their stuff on this dynamic site, including animations. |
| In These Times |
www.inthesetimes.com/ |
In These Times has provides ground-breaking coverage of the labor movement, environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority communities and the media. |
| International Association of Fire Fighters |
www.iaff.org/ |
The International Association of Fire Fighters has more than 2,700 affiliates, representing fire fighters in more than 3,500 communities in the U.S. and Canada. The 263,000 members of the IAFF are the nation’s full-time professional fire fighters and paramedics, who protect the lives and property of 80 percent of the nation’s population. |
| International Brotherhood of Teamsters |
www.teamsters.org/ |
To make life better for Teamsters members and their families—and for all working families—the Teamsters organize the unorganized, make workers' voices heard in the corridors of power, negotiate contracts that make the American dream a reality for millions, protect workers' health and safety, and fight to keep jobs in North America. |
| International Confederation of Free Trade Unions |
www.icftu.org/ |
The ICFTU was set up in 1949 and has 233 affiliated organizations in 152 countries and territories on all five continents, with a membership of 150 million. |
| Jobs With Justice |
www.jwj.org/index.htm |
Founded in 1987, JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ's core belief is that in order to be successful, workers' rights struggles have to be part of a larger campaign for economic and social justice. To that end, JwJ has created a network of local coalitions that connect labor, faith-based, community, and student organizations to work together on workplace and community social justice campaigns. |
| Kartoo |
www.kartoo.com/en_index.htm |
KartOO is a excellent metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps. |
| Medicare |
www.medicare.gov/ |
The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare. |
| Medicare Rights |
www.medicarerights.org/ |
Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is the largest independent source of Medicare information and assistance in the United States. |
| Metro Times |
www.metrotimes.com/default.asp |
Metro Times' popular, award-winning website is an indispensable source for news, arts, and culture online and home to THE Interactive Guide to Detroit featuring our award winning database of restaurants, events, nightspots, and musicians including literally thousands of online listings.
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| Michigan AFL-CIO Labor Links |
www.miaflcio.org/pages/Links.htm |
An excellent collection of labor, government, news (national and local), and other useful web sites. |
| Michigan District 8 Senator Ray Basham |
www.senate.michigan.gov/dem/raybasham/index.htm |
Ray Basham is not only a labor friendly Michigan State Senator, he is a Local 245 retiree. Visit his website to keep up with his on-going battle for working families. |
| Michigan House of Representatives |
house.michigan.gov/ |
The House of Representatives consists of 110 members who are elected by the qualified electors of districts having approximately 77,000 to 91,000 residents. Representatives are elected in even-numbered years to 2-year terms.
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| Michigan Senate |
senate.michigan.gov/ |
The Senate consists of 38 members who are elected by the qualified electors of districts having approximately 212,400 to 263,500 residents. Senators are elected at the same time as the governor and serve 4-year terms concurrent with the governor's term of office. Terms for senators begin on January 1, following the November general election |
| Michigan Voter Information Center |
www.sospublius.org/ |
This website (Publius) will allow you to view your ballot and election calendar, map your polling location, and find out how to use your voting equipment |
| Mooter |
www.mooter.com/moot |
Mooter is an innovative young search engine which aims to help you effectively navigate through information on the web. Mooter dynamically personalizes your searching experience to make it as effortless as possible.
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| Mother Jones |
www.motherjones.com/index.html |
Mother Jones is an independent nonprofit news source whose roots lie in a commitment to social justice implemented through first rate investigative reporting. |
| Move On |
www.MoveOn.org/ |
MoveOn is working to bring ordinary people back into politics. Their nationwide network of more than 1,700,000 online activists is one of the most effective and responsive outlets for democratic participation available today. |
| National Labor Committee |
www.nlcnet.org/ |
This small group's campaigns against sweatshops and child labor worldwide has forced major clothing labels like Liz Claiborne, Ralph Loren, and the Gap to change their ways, and they've taken on the worldwide employment abuses of the Disney empire. |
| New Balance |
www.newbalance.com/aboutus/index.html |
In a global economy where quality components come from all over the world, New Balance continues to manufacture a percentage of its athletic shoes in the USA. |
| Newslink |
newslink.org/ |
Look here for hundreds of newspapers, magazines, radio and TV station links accross the US and around the world. |
| Nickelodeon |
www.nick.com/ |
Nick.com is the web site for kids that enjoy the Nickelodeon network. They can find out more about their favorite Nick stars, play games and have their opinions heard. |
| No Sweat |
www.nosweat.org.uk/ |
No Sweat is an activist, campaigning organisation, fighting sweatshop bosses, in solidarity with workers, worldwide. |
| Open Secrets |
www.opensecrets.org/ |
The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. |
| Public Citizen |
www.citizen.org/ |
Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. |
| Reclaim Democracy |
reclaimdemocracy.org/ |
ReclaimDemocracy.org is dedicated to restoring democratic authority over corporations, reviving grassroots democracy, and revoking the power of money and corporations to control government and civic society.
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| Ride for Autism |
www.rideforautism.com/index.html |
UAW Local 245 members at Troy Design decided to do their part in finding a cure for autism. They hold an annual motorcycle ride to raise money for autism.
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| Rockridge Institute |
www.rockridgeinstitute.org/ |
The Rockridge Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank dedicated to strengthening our democracy by providing intellectual support to the progressive community. We partner with advocates, activists, and policy professionals to articulate the system of American values and ideas and reframe public debate. |
| Save Our Overtime |
www.saveovertimepay.org/ |
This AFL-CIO site is an on-line petition to stop Bush from taking away our overtime pay. 550,000 people have signed the petition. |
| Show Us the Jobs |
www.showusthejobs.com/ |
Sign the on line petition to stop our government from sending jobs overseas. Research job statisics in Michigan and accross the nation |
| Stop the FTAA |
www.stoptheftaa.org/index.html |
FTAA is the Free Trade Areas of America. FTAA would expand NAFTA to all countries in the Western Hemisphere (a total of 34 countries excluding Cuba). |
| TerraServer |
terraserver.microsoft.com/address.aspx |
The TerraServer-USA Web site is one of the world's largest online databases, providing free public access to a vast data store of maps and aerial photographs of the United States. See your house from space. |
| The Detroit Free Press |
www.freep.com/ |
The official website of the Detroit Free Press |
| The Henry Ford |
www.thehenryford.org |
UAW Local 245 represents many of the employees at The Henry Ford. The Henry Ford is the home of the Henry Museum, Greenfield Village, the Henry Ford Imax Theater, the Benson Ford Research Center and the Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
The Henry Ford is an independent, not-for-profit organization. We depend on ticket purchases, income from our gift shops and restaurants, and tax-deductible contributions and memberships for support. |
| The Labor Research Association |
www.laborresearch.org/ |
The Labor Research Association offers interesting online articles with facts and analysis of what's going on with the labor movement today. |
| The Metro Detroit Ford Dealers |
www.thinkfordfirst.com/ |
The official website for the 32 Metro Detroit Ford dealerships. Check for the latest special offers on Ford cars and trucks. |
| The Nation |
www.thenation.com/ |
The Nation will not be the organ of any party, sect, or body. It will, on the contrary, make an earnest effort to bring to the discussion of political and social questions a really critical spirit, and to wage war upon the vices of violence, exaggeration, and misrepresentation by which so much of the political writing of the day is marred.
-- from The Nation's founding prospectus, 1865 |
| The Progressive Magazine |
www.progressive.org/ |
One of the first voices to speak out against McCarthyism in the 1950s, The Progressive continues to be among the staunchest defenders of the First Amendment, publishing regular pieces by Nat Hentoff as well as McCarthyism Watch updates by Progressive editor, Matthew Rothschild. Now it is one of the few independent voices in the media reporting on Bush’s imperial designs, environmental degradation, and the resurgence in racism, particularly against Muslims and Arab-Americans.
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| The Union Label and Service Trades Department |
www.unionlabel.org/ |
This AFL-CIO web site promotes products and services produced in America by union members and publishes the "Don't Buy" list of companies being boycotted.
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| The White House |
www.whitehouse.gov |
Take a tour of the white house, contact the President/Vice President, or get tons of information about Washington D.C. |
| Together RX |
www.togetherrx.com/ |
Together Rx is a free, easy way to save approximately 20% to 40% on brand-name prescription medicines. |
| Tom Paine |
www.tompaine.com/ |
TomPaine.com is for people who want to keep in touch with the progressive community but don't have time to surf dozens of websites. We do it for you. It's also for people who care about the progressive cause and are looking for an online home. |
| U. S. Department of Health and Human Services |
www.hhs.gov/ |
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves. |
| U.S. Department of Labor |
www.dol.gov/ |
All the federal agencies that deal with jobs and workers, the rules they enforce, and the information they collect. |
| U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
www.va.gov/ |
The official U.S. Government site for the Department of Veterans Affairs. |
| U.S. Government's Official Web Portal |
www.firstgov.gov/index.shtml |
Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on FirstGov.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services and resources. |
| U.S. House of Representatives |
www.house.gov/Welcome.html |
How the House works, who's there, and laws they have passed. Also contact any house member about issues you may have. |
| U.S. Senate |
www.senate.gov/ |
How the Senate works and now includes much more information than in the past.also contact any senate member on any issues you may have. |
| UAW Ford Legal Services Plan |
www.uawlsp.com/ |
The UAW-Ford nationally negotiated legal services plan. |
| UAW International |
www.uaw.org/ |
The official web site of the UAW International. The site features current news, political issues and informative links. |
| UAW Region 1A |
www.uawregion1a.com/ |
Keep up with Region 1A news, Worker to Worker meetings, union training classes, Young Workers Council events and more. |
| UAW-Ford National Programs Center |
www.uawford.com/ |
The UAW-Ford home for joint programs: Health & Safety, Joint Apprenticeship Program, Employee Invovlement and more. |
| UAW-Ford University Online |
www.uawford.com/ufu/Intro.cfm |
This virtual university is a network of accredited colleges and universities that offer courses, certificates, or associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees using the latest technologies to expand education anytime, anywhere. |
| Union Communication Services |
www.unionist.com/ |
Publishers of communications and training tools for union activists. |
| Union Getaway |
www.uniongetaway.com/ |
Save together with 1,400,000 other union members who have access to these Travel Benefits. |
| Union Goods |
www.uniongoods.com/ |
At the Advertising Idea Store, we specialize in imprinted “Union Made” items such as custom jackets, tee shirts, sweatshirts, baseball hats, bumper stickers and hundreds of other items to be used for your promotions.
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| Union Hotel Guide |
www.hereunion.org/hotelguide/ |
The Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union (HERE) is a labor union representing approximately 265,000 hospitality industry workers through 111 affiliated Local Unions across the United States and Canada. |
| Union Plus Benefits Program |
www.unionplus.org/benefits/ |
Union Plus benefits stand for quality and service - with prices working families can live with.
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| United For A Fair Economy |
www.faireconomy.org/ |
United for a Fair Economy is a national, independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and help build social movements for greater equality. |
| Urban Legends and Folklore |
urbanlegends.about.com/ |
Next time you get a "hard to believe" email mail or hear a strange rumor, verify here before passing it on. |
| US Department of Labor |
www.bls.gov/ |
Keep of with the US economy and labor statistics such as: US economy at a glance, the national unemployment rate, the consumer price index, import/export price indexes and more. |
| Waking Up Store |
wakingupstore.com/ |
Their mission is to provide customers with the broadest array of clothing that has been made from companies that practice and support sustainable, organic agriculture, and provide living wages to the workers that manufacture their products. |
| Walmart Workers Rights |
www.walmartworkersrights.org/ |
Parody film of Garth Brooks signing "Friends with Low Wages". Watch the clip and then sign the nation wide petition to urge Wal-Mart to respect the rights of its employees and end its unionbusting ways! |
| Walter P. Reuther Archives |
www.reuther.wayne.edu |
This is where the International UAW, local UAW and other unions send historical union documents, pictures, and items to be stored, shared and preserved. |
| White House for Sale |
www.whitehouseforsale.org/ |
WhiteHouseforSale.org tracks fundraising by candidates, major campaign contributors, background on campaign finance issues, and news on the advertising being done by candidates from both parties. |
| WWJ AM Newsradio 950 School Closings |
www.schoolclosed.com/ |
SchoolClosed.com is the most convenient way to learn if a school is open, closed, or has a change of schedule due to the weather or any other problem. |
| XPDNC |
www.xpdnc.com/ |
This is the most extensive labor link site on the web today. New Labor related sites are added daily. Check back often! |
| Yahooligans |
yahooligans.yahoo.com/ |
Built for kids by the search engine Yahoo! The fun on this page may be distracting, but it includes academics and research info in the "Around the World", "School Bell", and "Science and Nature" areas.
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