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Building + Construction Trades Department Says Exit of Laborers and Operating Engineers Long Expected but Challenges Reasons for Departure

"The hardworking women and men who clean and maintain our hotel rooms,
serve our meals, and welcome us when we visit their cities, are uniting in an
effort to win the things that most business travelers and tourists take for
granted -- wages that allow them to support their families, safe working
conditions, access to healthcare and a chance for a secure retirement.

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Male Announcer: Paid for by SEIU COPE, a member of the Change to Win
Federation, http://www.
"While hotel rates have risen and travelers' expectations of luxury and
service have increased, most of the men and women who make these hotels work
are struggling just to make ends meet for themselves and their families.

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He also referred to the nationally recognized and praised Helmets to
Hardhats initiative now in its fourth year of helping returning veterans find
construction job opportunities. Therefore we ask all of our leaders in
the field to continue their diligence and patience as our affiliated national
unions determine a better path to the future.

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It
goes without saying that the general presidents of the Building Trades do not
respond well to ultimatums. BOSTON, "Today, thousands of hotel workers across
the country are joining together to improve their working conditions, their
lives and their communities.

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Cueller
has worked to privatize social security, supported trade agreements like CAFTA
that send good jobs overseas , and voted for tax breaks for millionaires, while
most working families are just struggling to make ends meet.

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The Cueller ads state "tell me who you are with and I'll tell you who you
are ," and make the case that Cueller, with his record of support for President
Bush and Tom DeLay is looking out for the wealthy rather than the working
families of his district.

Change to Win, a new labor federation of unions representing nearly six
million workers, is dedicated to helping the tens of millions of hardworking
people who struggle to make ends meet to achieve the American dream.

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Sullivan stated, "Working members of LIUNA and IUOE should not be punished
for the decisions of their leaders."
"If there was ever a time in our history when it was crucial for us to
unite, rather than divide, it is now. Those who choose to divide us for their
own benefit are the agents for weakening the unionized construction industry.

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"Rep.

The Building + Construction Trades Department is an independent affiliated
organization of the AFL-CIO representing 11 international unions whose members
are employed in the Construction industry in the United States and Canada.

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The text of the ad follows.

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"All publicity-seeking gimmicks aside, neither Mr. hotel chains that
these disparities must end.

Campaigns by members to reform undemocratic or corrupt unions.

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Different versions of the ads, paid for by the United Food and Commercial
Workers, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Laborers'
International Union of North America, the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, UNITE HERE!, the Service Employees International Union, and the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America began airing on
February 28 and will air through March 6.

Male Announcer: Tell me who you are with

Female Announcer: Cuellar worked with Tom Delay to create new Republican
congressional districts.

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Change to Win Unions Target Rep. Henry Cueller for Anti-Worker Record

Female Announcer: This time we should vote for Ciro Rodriguez - a Texas
Democrat.org, and not authorized by any candidate or
candidate's committee.
Sullivan challenged the dissident unions' assertions , noting the progress
the Building Trades Department has been making toward increasing market share . "And as for lobbying on Capitol Hill, we had a
terrific year legislatively with our Task Force getting action on highway,
energy, pensions and a reversal on the President's Davis-Bacon repeal.
We still need to do better on manpower and productivity but jurisdictional
disputes are continuing to go down and unions are working more cooperatively
on these issues."

Change to Win, a new labor federation of unions representing nearly six
million workers, is devoted to helping the tens of millions of working
Americans to achieve the American dream.

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Sullivan today responded to yesterday 's long anticipated departure
announcement by the Laborers and Operating Engineers stating, "Although we
regret the departure of any union in a time when solidarity has never been
more critical, we think they are making a mistake for their unions and for our
industry."
Sullivan noted, "Their stated reasons for leaving do not ring true.

Statement of Change to Win Chair Anna Burger on Launch of National Hotel Workers Campaign

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"Through this campaign, the first joint effort of the Change to Win labor
federation, the almost six million members of our affiliated unions are
sending a message to the hotel industry and the major U.
Change to Win affiliates include the Laborers ' International Union of
North America, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, UNITE HERE!, the
Service Employees International Union, the United Food and Commercial Workers,
the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, and the United
Farm Workers.

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The club wants to change Social Security forever --
just like it worked to change the Medicare drug benefit to favor big drug
companies over our seniors. Had
they done so, and presented their case honestly and openly to the general
presidents of our affiliated unions, much of what they claim to seek could
have been achieved in the best interests of the unionized construction
industry and all of our members," Sullivan said. We are doing all this and still operating as a democracy."
Sullivan sent a letter to over 350 Building Trades Councils in North
America, reiterating that, "In the summer of 2005, at a high level meeting of
our industry 's leaders -- owners, contractors, and unions -- the Department
promised that the Building Trades would do everything within our power to
prevent internal political disputes from adversely affecting our industry.
All our members deserve better," Sullivan concluded. In
many cities, and at many of the world's biggest hotel chains, workers are
being asked to work harder, faster and without the protections, benefits and
wages earned by similar workers in other cities.S.

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We
remain committed to that principle, and we ask for your continued support in
keeping that promise.

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Male Announcer: Tell me who you are with

Female Announcer: Cuellar voted with Republicans for a trade deal that
puts thousands of our local jobs at risk and he voted for the Republican tax
bill which gave tens of billions of tax breaks to millionaires. The Governing Board of
Presidents is already meeting to map a definitive course for the Building
Trades.
"We are committed to supporting the aspirations of hotel workers and all
others striving to build an America that works for everyone.

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Female Announcer: Henry Cuellar campaigned for George Bush for President.

Male Announcer: And I'll tell you who you are. SEIU COPE is responsible for the content of this
advertising.

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Ads Are First Effort by New Labor Federation to Hold Politicians Accountable

WASHINGTON, Six of the union affiliates of the
Change to Win labor federation (CTW) have launched a radio ad campaign
targeting Texas Congressman Henry Cueller (D-TX-28) for a voting record that
favors millionaires and big corporations over hard working Americans. Their 'demands' were eerily similar to the
unilateral demands made by the Carpenters almost five years ago. O'Sullivan nor Mr .
"We are working in collaboration with major owners in the United States and
Canada and national contractors' associations on several joint programs to
improve union market share and construction productivity, including a manpower
supply strategy for the next 10 years.
Secretary Treasurer Sean McGarvey noted that the Department continues to
offer its strategic research capabilities to assist affiliates and state and
local councils with organizing."
McGarvey continued, "Working millions of man hours under our agreements,
major owners and contractors have come to the Department 's Governing Board
meetings to thank affiliate Presidents for work done on time, under budget,
with millions in savings for owners and a decent profit for our contractors. We look forward to working with all state and local leaders to move
the Building Trades forward.

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"Change to Win unions have launched this campaign as part of our effort to
hold elected officials from both parties accountable to the needs of hard-
working Americans," said Anna Burger, Chair of Change to Win.

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Male Announcer: Tell me who you are with and I'll tell you who you are.

Male Announcer: Tell me who you are with

Female Announcer: Club for Growth, a Republican group, is spending
thousands to help Cuellar.

Those
demands were considered at the time and unanimously rejected by the Governing
Board of Presidents, including the presidents of the Laborers and the
Operating Engineers.

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The ads , which will air in Laredo and San Antonio in both English and
Spanish, are the first joint effort of the unions belonging to the Change to
Win federation to hold politicians accountable for positions that affect
working families. The program has received accolades from the
construction industry , and broad support of both Democrat and Republican
governors.

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WASHINGTON, Building Trades President Edward C.
Giblin has bothered to attend a Governing Board meeting in many months.

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