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Australian Council of Trade Unions
Airline Pilots Association (ALPA)
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU)
Canadian Office & Professional Employees' Union
Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Communication, Energy and Paper Workers Union (CEP)
Graphic Communications International Union
Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers of Canada (IWA)
International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF)
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM)
International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (BLE)
National Union of Public and General Employees
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Association (OECTA)
Ontario Nurses' Association (ONA)
Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation (OSSTF)
Power Workers Union
Public Service Alliance of Canada
The Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada, Local 2
Service Employees' International Union
Teamsters Canada
Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (UNITE)
UNITE - Canadian Office
UAW
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW)
United SteelWorkers of America - Canada
Alberta Federation of Labour
Brantford and District Labour Council
B.C. Federation of Labour
Canadian Labour Congress
London and District Labour Council
Manitoba Federation of Labour
Metro Toronto and York Region Labour Council
New Brunswick Federation of Labour
Nova Scotia Federation of Labour
Oakville and District Labour Council
OFL (Ontario Federation of Labour)
Peterborough and District Labour Council
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
Ottawa & District Labour Council
St. Catharines & District Labour Council
Winnipeg Labour Council AFL-CIO
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
International Labour Organization
International Metalworkers Federation (IMF)
International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF)
International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF)
Public Services International
Trades Union Congress (UK)
Trade Union Advisory Committee to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Global Union News
Global Union Federations
Ten Global Union Federations (GUFs) are the international representatives of unions organizing in specific industry sectors or occupational groups. Most AFL-CIO unions belong to the GUF for their sector.
National Centers
Locate ICFTU affliates by country:
http://www.icftu.org/addresslist.asp?Language=EN
Trade Union Development Cooperation
Labor unions are a fundamental institution for democracy and economic development. The following organizations support stronger unions in developing countries through training, research and advocacy programs.
International Labor Support Organizations
International Labor Research
Jazz Union,
Barbados Brothers,
Arts Collective
ACTU's Labour Information Network (LIN) Databases
ACTU's Labour Information Network (LIN) Databases for affiliates.
Africa - Congress of South African Trade Unions
COSATU was founded in 1985. Since then COSATU has been in the forefront of the struggle for democracy and workers' rights. It is a partner in the Tripartite Alliance together with the the African National Congress and the South African Communist Party.
Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia - APESMA
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Federal Office
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - NSW Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Newcastle Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - QLD Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - SA Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Tasmanian Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - VIC Branch
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - WA Branch
Australian Education Union - AEU
Australian Education Union - AEU - NSW Teachers' Federation
Australian Education Union - AEU - Queensland Teachers Union
Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association - ALAEA
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union - AMWU
Australian Nursing Federation - ANF
Australian Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)
Australian Services Union - ASU
Australian Services Union - ASU Airlines Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU Central & Southern Queensland Clerical & Administrative Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU MEU NSW Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU MEU/Private Sector Victorian Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU NSW & ACT (Services) Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU NSW Clerical and Admin Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU North Queensland Clerical and Admin Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU Queensland Services Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU South Australian & Northern Territory Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU Tasmanian Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU Taxation Officers Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU Victorian Services & Energy Branch
Australian Services Union - ASU West Australian Branch
Australian Workers Union - AWU - QLD
Australian Workers Union - National Office
Australian Writers' Guild (AWG)
British General Federation of Trade Unions
The GFTU, the federation for specialist unions, site contains news, research, education and related information.
British Trade Union Congress - TUC
The TUC campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
Canada - Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW).
OHCOW was set up to prevent work related illnesses and injuries, improve workers' physical, mental and social well-being & provide reliable medical, hygiene, ergonomic and health information.
Canada - Workers Health and Safety Centre, Ontario, Canada
The Workers Health & Safety Centre Ontario, Canada envision hazard-free workplaces that prevent work-related injury, illness and death and promote the well-being of workers, their families, communities and the earth which sustains us all.
Canadian Labor Council
The Congress is the national voice of the labour movement, but we speak for all workers and their families, in Canada and beyond. They promote decent wages and working conditions, and improved health and safety laws.
Canadian Labour Congress
The Congress is the national voice of the labour movement, but we speak for all workers and their families, in Canada and beyond.
Canadian Union of Public Employees
The CUPE, union fights for jobs and workersÿy´ rights, and defends the public services that support our way of life.
Civil Air Operations Officers Association of Australia (CAOOAA)
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) - Electrical Division - QLD Branch
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - (CEPU) - Electrical Division - NSW Branch
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - (CEPU) - Electrical Division - Southern States Branch
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - (CEPU) - Electrical Divisional National Office
Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union - (CEPU) - National Office
Community and Public Sector Union - CPSU
Community and Public Sector Union - CPSU CSIRO
Community and Public Sector Union - CPSU SPSF - NSW Public Service Association PSA
Community and Public Sector Union - CPSU SPSF VIC
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union - CFMEU - Construction and General Division
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union - CFMEU - Mining and Energy Division
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union - CFMEU - National
European Trade Union College (ETUCO)
This site contains information and resources about trade union education throughout Europe, courses & events, training materials, web-based resources, EU funding programmes & projects, newsletters and discussion forums.
European Trade Union Confederation
The ETUC is a united, yet pluralist organisation which determines its policies independently through the deliberations of its Congress and its Executive Committee.
European Trade Union Education Network
The European Trade Union Education Network site contains information about its projects, activities, products & services, and about its partner organisations.
European Trade Union Technical Bureau Newsletter
European Trade Union Technical Bureau newsletter on heaalth and safety issues published three times a year & English and French.
European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety
The TUTB provides expertise to European institutions dealing with areas related to; The Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, Economic and Social etc.
European Work Hazards Network
They are workers, activists, occupational safety and health experts, researchers, journalists whose aim is to improve working conditions in Europe and the rest of the world.
Finance Sector Union - FSU
Flight Attendants Association of Australia
Flight Attendants Association of Australia Domestic/Regional Division
Health Services Union of Australia
ICFTU Asia Pacific Regional Organisation - APRO
The ICFTU - APROs is to promote cooperation between all trade unions so that the workers they represent will have greater bargaining power and be able to use their resources to greater advantage.
Independent Education Union - IEU
Independent Education Union - IEU NSW / ACT
International Confederation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions - ICEM
The ICEM supports sustainable industrial development, campaigns for the highest levels of health & safety at the workplace, environmentally responsible industrial products & processes. It is committed to the global application of the best possible standards and practices - especially within multinational corporations.
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
The ICFTU is a Confederation of national trade union centres, each of which links together the trade unions of that particular country.
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions - ICFTU
The ICFTU is a Confederation of national trade union centres, each of which links together the trade unions of that particular country.
International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers Unions, North American Regional Office - Occupational Health and Safety Information
The ICEM is an industry-based world labor federation dedicated to practical international solidarity. Its main focuses are; solidarity and campaigning, union-building programs provision of information and expertise on topics related to Collective Bargaining and OHS & Skills and Training.
International Transport Workers' Federation
The ITF represents transport workers at world level and promotes their interests through global campaigning and solidarity.
International Transport Workers' Federation - ITF
The ITF organises workers in ships, ports, railways, road freight and passenger transport, inland waterways, fisheries, tourism and civil aviation.
Irish Labour
Links to Irish Trade Unions and Allied Organisation sites.
Japan Occupational Safety and Health Resource Center (JOSHRC)
JOSHRC was formed in 1990 while the Sohyo Occupational Safety Center and Sohyo, which was Japan's largest nation wide federation of labour unions, were disbanding. Since its formation, it has been carrying out its role as a nation wide information center on occupational safety and health issues.
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
Maritime Union of Australia
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance - MEAA
NSW Nurses' Association
National Tertiary Education Union - NTEU
National Union of Workers - NUW
Netherlands - FNV
The FNV is the largest and strongest trade union confederation in the Netherlands. The policy and activities of the FNV are based on two fundamental concepts; employment and income.
New South Wales Fire Brigade Employees Union
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions - NZCTU
The Council of Trade Unions (CTU) is the national centre of trade unions. This site includes information on change, collectivism, diversity, democracy & much more.
Police Association of South Australia
Public Service Association of New South Wales - PSA NSW
Public Services International - PSI
Queensland Independent Education's Union
Queensland Public Sector Union - CPSU PSU Qld Branch
Rail, Tram and Bus Union - NSW
The RTBU covers all employees in public transport. It is organised into National Divisions, covering Infrastructure (Perway); Rail Operations; Tram and Bus; Locomotive; Workshops and Salaried and Professional.
Scandinavia - SAK
SAK is the largest trade union confederation in Finland.
Shop, Distributive and Allied Employee's Union
Swedish Trade Unions
Links to Swedish Trade Union sites.
Textile, Clothing and Footwear Union - TCFUA NSW
Transport Workers' Union of Australia
Transport Workers' Union of Australia - South Australia/Northern Territory Branch
U.S.A. - American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
AFSCME has outstanding resources for organizing, political action, and representing members in the workplace.
U.S.A. - New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - NYCOSH
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, is a non-profit coalition of 200 local unions and more than 400 individual workers, physicians, lawyers and other health and safety activists.
UK - Hazards Magazine and Workers' Health International Newsletter
UK - London Hazards Centre
Is a resource centre for Londoners fighting health and safety hazards in their workplace and community.
UK - TUC Know Your Rights information
TUC Know Your Rights information website contains information on Health and Safety issues and other workers rights issues.
UK - The TUC 'One Stop Safety & Health Shop' For Trades Unionists
The TUC continues to campaign for safer workplaces and helps unions and health and safety reps tackle problems at work. The TUC strongly supports the role that safety reps can play in creating better health and safety standards.
UK Trade Union Congress
The TUC campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
USA - AFL-CIO
On this page you will find information to help you learn about workplace hazards and tools to take action and exercise your rights.
USA - The Center to Protect Workers' Rights
The Center to Protect Workers' Rights, Research and Development Institute of the Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
United Firefighters Union of Australia - UFU of A - NSW Fire Brigade Employees Union - FBEU
General Women's Labor History Links
Women's Trade Union League - Movement and Leaders
Mother Jones and Other Women in the Mines
Women and Labor in the Textile and Garment Industries
Wobbly Women (Industrial Workers of the World)
Other Famous Women in Labor History
Women's Labor Songs - Lyrics
Women's History - General
General Women's Labor History Links
Women's Trade Union League
- About.com: Women's Trade Union League
- Women's Trade Union League ? Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
- Women's Trade Union League ? Spartacus Educational
- Founders and Presidents:
- Mary Kenney O'Sullivan ? co-founder of Women's Trade Union League and first salaried woman organizer for the American Federation of Labor
- Mary Kenney O'Sullivan
- Florence Kelley ? Spartacus Educational
- Jane Addams ? Jane Addams founded Hull House. Hull House initiated investigations that led to creation and enactment of first factory laws in Illinois. Several labor unions were organized at Hull-House: Women Shirt Makers, Women Cloak Makers, Dorcas Federal Labor Union, and the Chicago Woman's Trade Union League.
- Jane Addams ? Spartacus Educational
- Jane Addams ? Encyclopedia Britannica
- Mary McDowell ? helped to establish the Women's Trade Union League in 1903 and co-organized the Chicago Stockyards Strike with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
- Mary E. McDowell, Angel of the Stockyards
- Rose Schneiderman ? founder of the Jewish Socialist United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers' Union in 1903 and president of the Women's Trade Union League. Spartacus Educational
- Rose Schneiderman ? National Park Service bio
- Lament for Lives Lost ? Rose Schneiderman's address to a gathering at the Metropolitan Opera House following the Triangle Shirtwaist fire in March 1911
- Lillian Wald ? co-founder of Women's Trade Union League
- Margaret Robins ? WTUL president between 1907 and 1922
- Margaret Haley ? co-founder of the WTUL; organizer and official in several teaching unions including the Chicago Teachers Federation, the National Education Assocation, and the American Federation of Teachers
- Grade School Teachers Become Labor Leaders: Margaret Haley, Florence Rood, and Mary Barker of the AFT ? by Paula O'Connor, Labor's Heritage, vol. 7, no. 2, Fall 1995
- Margaret Haley ? Public Broadcasting System "Only A Teacher" special
- Margaret Haley Calls for Teachers to Organize
- Helen Marot ? executive secretary of the WTUL New York branch; leader in the Bookkeepers, Stenographers and Accountants Union and the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union; author of the Handbook of Labor Literature and American Labor Unions.
- American Labor Unions ? by Helen Marot
- Agnes Nestor ? founder of the International Glove Workers Union and officer from 1903 to 1938
- Agnes Nestor ? Encyclopedia Britannica
- Working Her Fingers to the Bone: Agnes Nestor's Story ? "History Matters", George Mason University
- Mary Anderson ? director of the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (1919-1944); organizer for the National Boot and Shoe Workers' Union and co-founder of the National Women's Trade Union League
- Mary Anderson ? Information Please
- Mary Morton Kehew ? first president of the National Women's Trade Union League; formed the Union for Industrial Progress with Mary Kenney O'Sullivan; director of the Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston
- Founding mothers of social justice: The Women's Educational and Industrial Union of Boston, 1877-1892 ? by Erica Harth, Historical Journal of Massachusetts, Summer 1999
Mother Jones and Other Women in the Mines
Women and Labor in the Textile and Garment Industries
- Women in the Textile/Apparel Industry ? from Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. See also Needle Trades chapter.
- Sarah G. Bagley ? organized and became president of the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association in 1844. The LFLRA called for improved working conditions and a 10-hour day for workers in the cotton mill in Lowell, MA
- Preamble and Constitution of the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association ? from Voice of Industry, February 27, 1846
- Harriet Robinson: Lowell Mill Girls ? Modern History Sourcebook
- Women, Work, and Protest in the Ealr Lowell Mills: "The Oppressing Hand of Avarice Would Enslave Us" ? by Thomas Dublin, Labor History 16 (1975): 99-116
- "Mill Girls" brochure ? Lowell National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Workers and Allies in the New York City Shirtwaist Strike, 1909-1910 ? SUNY Binghamton/Internet Archive
- Women and the Lawrence Textile Strike, 1912 ? SUNY Binghamton/Internet Archive
- Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire ? Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- The Uprising of 20,000 and the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire ? AFL-CIO
- Women in UNITE History ? UNITE
- Maida Springer-Kemp: Pittsburgher instrumental in labor unions in Africa ? by Yevette Richards, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2/28/2000. International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union organizer in the 1930s; first African-American business agent in the ILGWU; first African-American woman to represent the AFL internationally.
- Bessie Abramowitz Hillman ? leader of the Halsted Street garment workers' strike in Chicago in 1910-1911; leader with her husband Sidney Hillman of the United Garment Workers Union; executive board member of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
- Bread and Roses Strike of 1912: Lawrence, Massachusetts, Immigrants Usher in a New Era of Unity, Labor Gains, and Women's Rights by Lisa M. Litterio in Labor's Heritage, Spring/Summer 2001.
- Atlanta Washerwomen's Strike ? 1881 strike by the Washing Society, an association of African American washerwomen in Atlanta, GA.
- Atlanta's Washerwomen Strike ? AFL-CIO
- Kate Mullaney - Union Maid ? one of the founders of the Collar Laundry Union in 1864; appointed assistant secretary and national organizer for women for the National Labor Union in 1868
- Kate Mullaney: A True Labor Pioneer
- The Collar Laundry Union - 1864 to 1870 ? first female labor union in the United States
Wobbly Women
Other Famous Women in Labor History
Women's Labor Songs - Lyrics
Courtesy of History In Song unless otherwise indicated. You can find more songs at Union Songs.
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- AEFO
- Association des enseignates et des enseignants franco-ontariens
franco.ca/aefo/
- AEFNB
- Association des enseignates et des enseignants francophones du Nouveau Brunswick
www.aefnb.nb.ca
- ATA
- Alberta Teachers Federation
www.teachers.ab.ca
- ATU
- Amalgamated Transit Unions
- Local 113 Toronto Canada www.atu113.org
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- Local 1700 Greyhound U.S. www.atu1700.org
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- ATU
- Amalgamated Transit Union Canadian Council
www3.ns.sympatico.ca/robin.west/
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- AFGE
- American Federation of Government Employees
www.afge.org
- Fourth District
www.kreative.net/dist4/
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- AFGE/SSA
- General Committee Litigation Site
pw2.netcom.com/~welfare/index.html
- AFGE/NBPC
- National Border Patrol Council
www.nbpc.net
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- AFGE Council No. 222
- National Council of HUD Locals
afgecouncil222.tripod.com
- AFGE Florida State Council
- www.concentric.net/~mmarsh
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- AFGE#446
- www.crecon.com/home/a/afgelocal446.html
- AFGE#702
- www.inetworld.net/jamesfet/
- AFGE#771
- www.ginetworks.com/~alans/loc771.htm
- AFGE#1122
- pw1.netcom.com/~afge1122/index.html
- AFGE#1164
- www.crecon.com/home/a/akrall.html
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- www.av.qnet.com/~local1406
- AFGE#1917
- www.local1917.com
- AFGE#2003
- www.crecon.com/home/a/afge2003.html
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- 147.238.100.101/cpo/afgelist.html
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- www.ginetworks.com/~alans/loc2323.htm
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- www.unionpride.com/afge/3028/
- AFGE#3152
- www.ginetworks.com/~alans/loc3152.htm
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- www.ginetworks.com/~alans/
- AFL-CIO
- American Federation of Labour and congress of industrial Organizations
www.aflcio.org
- Alaska State
- www.alaska.net/~akaflcio/
- California Labor Federation
- www.calaborfed.org
- Michigan State
- www.miaflcio.org/
- Minnesota State
- www.mtn.org/mnaflcio/
- New Jersey State AFL-CIO
- Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council
- www.snjaflcio.org/
- Union Organization for Social Service
- www.uoss.org/
- Ohio State
- www.ohaflcio.org
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- Pennsylvania State
- www.paaflcio.org/
- Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
- www.wisaflcio.org/
- AFSCME
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
www.afscme.org
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- AFSCME#1165
New Britain Police Union AFSCME Local 1165
www.mindspring.com/~nbpu1165/
- Hawaii
- AFSCME#152
Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152
www.hgea.org
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- AFSCME#956
Princeton University Library Assistants AFSCME Local 956
www.princeton.edu/~slalbert/pula.html
- AFSCME#888
Rutgers University AFSCME Local 888
www.afscme-local888.org/
- NewYork
- AFSCME#1000
Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME Local 1000, New York
www.cseainc.org/
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New York City EMS Lieutenants and Captains Union, AFSCME Local 3621, DC 37
www.nyemslcu.org/
- Ohio
- AFSCME#11
Ohio Civil Service Employees Association, AFSCME Local 11
www.ocsea.org
- Pennsylvania
- AFSCME#972
www.angelfire.com/pa/AFSCMElocal0972/index.html
- Washington
- AFSCME Council 2
Washington State Council of City and County Employees, AFSCME Council 2
www.council2.com
- AFTRA
- Screen Actors Guild (Dallas,Texas)
www.entertainet.com/orgs_uns/dfwactor/asdfw.htm
- AFM
- American Federation of Musicians -- under construction
www.afm.org
- AFT
- American Federation of Teachers
www.aft.org/index.htm
- AFT#59
- Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Educational Assistants
www.mft59.org/
- AFT#179
- Cleveland Heights Teachers Union
tiger.chuh.cleveland-heights.k12.oh.us/CHTU/
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- AFT New York State United Teachers
www.nysut.org/index.html
- AFT#OFT
- AFT Ojai Federation of Teachers
www.oft.org
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- GEO
- AFT University of Michigan Graduate Employees Organization - Local 3550
www.umich.edu/~taunion
- APWU
- American Postal Workers Union
www.apwu.org
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- American Postal Workers Union (Philadelphia, PA-)
members.aol.com/philalocal/apwu.htm
- APWU#Boston
- Boston Metro Area Local
members.aol.com/bostmetro/index.htm
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- American Postal Workers Union Chattanooga Area Local 192
earth.vol.com/~postalak
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- Colorado State Local
www.cpwu.org
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- Denver Metro Area Local
home.sprynet.com/sprynet/denderso
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- Northeast Mass. Area Local
www.tiac.net/users/nemal/
- APWU#Montgomery
- Montgomery, AL Area Local
www.mindspring.com/~ricardeaux/echoes/home.html
- ASCD
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
www.ascd.org
- ACTU
- Australian Council of Trade Unions
www.actu.asn.au
- OGB
- Austrian Trade Union Federation
www.oegb.or.at
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- British Columbia Nurses' Union
www.bcnu.org
- BCTF
- British Columbia Teachers' Federation
www.bctf.bc.ca/bct
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