66th Annual Convention for District 2
May 14-16
Los Angeles
Questions? Contact the District 2 office at 818/303-4351.
Delegates, we hope you can join us for our annual confab, May 14-16 at the Sheraton Universal in Los Angeles.
See you there!
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Biden to Executive Council: We Need a Middle Class |
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AFL-CIO, Mar. 1, 2010
In his second visit to the AFL-CIO Executive Council in 13 months, Vice President Joe Biden outlined plans to shore up America’s faltering middle class with jobs, tax policy and workers’ rights protections. Biden also said the Obama administration intends to work to make the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) more worker friendly.
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Comic-Con’s Super Suitors: Mega Comic Book Event Getting Offers from Vegas, LA |
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Variety, Feb. 25, 2010
Los Angeles, Anaheim and Las Vegas are among the locales offering themselves up as a new home for Comic-Con, which is bursting at the seams. The event is in discussions over relocation to a bigger site, since its deal with the San Diego Convention Center ends in 2012.
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What Unions Do For Californians: Job Security, Health Insurance and Higher Wages |
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California Labor Fed, Feb. 22, 2010
At a time when the news cycle is chock-full of reports about the recession, bank bail-outs and gubernatorial candidates throwing millions (and millions, and millions) of dollars at the 2010 election, we found a breath of fresh air: tangible proof that unionizing helps workers earn more money and receive better health care coverage!
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Paul McCartney to Play Arizona and LA |
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Variety, Feb. 22, 2010
At age 67, Paul McCartney shows no signs of slowing down -- the former Beatle has announced the first two stops of his "Up and Coming" 2010 tour. McCartney will kick things off in Glendale, Arizona at the Jobing.com Arena on March 28, before heading to the Hollywood Bowl on March 30.
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Garth Brooks Announces New Concert Dates for Wynn Las Vegas |
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Fox Business, Feb. 22, 2010
The next set of Garth Brooks' concerts dates at the Wynn Las Vegas Encore Theater have been set. Dates for the exclusive and intimate performances include March 26-28, April 9-11, June 25-27, July 16-18 and August 6-8.
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