The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, often shortened to just the Laborers' Union) is an American and Canadian labor union formed in 1903. As of 2005, they have about 700,000 members, including about 80,000 in its Mail Handler's division.
The union is divided into nine regions across North America; these regions are further divided into a total of just over 500 local unions.
The current general president is Terence M. O'Sulli...
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The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA, often shortened to just the Laborers' Union) is an American and Canadian labor union formed in 1903. As of 2005, they have about 700,000 members, including about 80,000 in its Mail Handler's division.
The union is divided into nine regions across North America; these regions are further divided into a total of just over 500 local unions.
The current general president is Terence M. O'Sullivan who was appointed general president in 2000, elected by delegates in 2001, and re-elected in 2006. He did not face an opponent in either election.
On 1 June 2006, O'Sullivan announced that LIUNA will disaffiliate from the AFL-CIO. A previous press release stated that LIUNA will join with the International Union of Operating Engineers in leaving the AFL-CIO's Building and Construction Trades Department to form a new organization.
In addition, O'Sullivan has led efforts to put the union on the forefront of the fight for true immigration...
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