FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

As of February 1, 2009, The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO is proud to present to the Philadelphia area union community our Directory of screened, certified and authorized union and union-friendly vendors and service providers. Please patronize these loyal, quality pro-union vendors, who have committed to offer exclusive preferred services and discounts to the members and families of our union community.

The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Buy-Union Directory Program, administered by PhillyUnions.com, is the authorized medium by which certified vendors (a.k.a. Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Preferred Partners) will be introduced and comprehensively marketed to the Philadelphia area union market.

All applicants to the program will be screened and certified by the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and area union leaders to ensure they meet the pro-union standards set forth by the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, thus providing unprecedented credibility and visibility within the Philadelphia area union community.

More information about the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO Buy Union Directory can be found at:

http://phillyunions.com/partners/info.php

Philadelphia Council Buy-Union Directory:

http://phillyunions.com/goldpages

About the AFL-CIO:

The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO (http://phillyunions.com/aflcio) is a voluntary federation of over 100 local labor unions whose mission is to improve the lives of the area's hundreds of thousands of working union families -- to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our region.

About PhillyUnions.com:

PhillyUnions.com (http://phillyunions.com) is the online communication network of the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO, serving the entire Philadelphia area union community and providing free web and communication services to over 100 Philadelphia area unions and labor activist organizations.

SOURCE Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
Web Site: http://phillyunions.com/aflcio