About Abernathy/Associates
Abernathy/Associates is a strategic communications firm serving labor groups and non-profit organizations. The company --- which has offices in New York and Washington, DC --- offers a wide range of strategic communications and consulting services:
Program planning and strategy development;
Publicity and media relations;
Issue development for public and membership education campaigns, union organizing drives and ballot initiatives;
Media and community support strategies for union organizing and contract campaigns and strike support;
Creation and placement of paid advertising and public service campaigns for radio, television, magazines, newspapers and other media;
Production of television and videotape programs and presentations;
Writing, design and production of booklets, brochures, newsletters, newspapers, websites, and collateral materials, as well as direct mail for fundraising and organizing;
Speechwriting, script writing and media training;
Design and management of special events, including fundraisers, performances, press events, rallies, marches and receptions.
Labor organizations currently served by Abernathy/Associates include the AFL-CIO, the AFL-CIO/Kaiser Permanente National Partnership, the Service Employees International Union, UNITE!, the Pennsylvania Association of Nurses and Allied Professionals, the AFL-CIO Housing and Building Investment Trusts, the Transport Workers Union and the Utility Workers Union of America. Non-profit clients include the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, and the Sierra Club Eductaional Fund.
On the Frontline of the Fight for Social and Economic Justice
Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1978, Abernathy/Associates moved to Washington, DC in 1980 and has since been in the forefront of many major struggles for economic and social justice.
For 23 years, the firm has been a lead consultant to the Service Employees International Union, helping build it into the largest and fastest-growing union in the AFL-CIO. The agency played a vital role in helping elect then-SEIU president John J. Sweeney and his New Voice slate to the top offices in the AFL-CIO in 1995 and now serves as a strategic communications consultant to the Federation.
In 1980, Abernathy/Associates played a leading role in defeating Proposition 9 in California, the Jarvis II ballot initiative that would have slashed the state income tax in half.
In 1981, the agency provided strategic communications services to the first multi-union organizing campaign at Beverly Enterprises, the nursing home giant.
In 1984 and 1985, Abernathy/Associates executed an international publicity campaign around the return of South Korean leader Kim Dae Jung to his home country. The firm also served as public relations counsel for the Run for Democracy on Taiwan sponsored by Taiwanese Americans.
In 1987, the agency was responsible for national publicity for Justice For All, a national coalition of over 100 labor, church, minority and community organizations dedicated to focusing public attention on poverty in the United States.
In 1989 and 1990, Abernathy/Associates provided communications support for the United Mine Workers winning strike against Pittston Coal. In 1992 and 1993, the firm was the lead consultant for the Teamsters community campaign and boycott of Diamond Walnuts.
In 1993, the agency served as strategy and communications consultant for the contract campaign and successful strike by 20,000 flight attendants at American Airlines.
In 1994, the firm was lead consultant for the Teamsters organizing campaign aimed at 10,000 USAir fleetservice workers and was deeply involved on behalf of several clients in the struggle for national health care reform.
In 1995, Abernathy/Associates worked to defeat portions of the Contract for America on behalf of the AFL-CIO, the National Council for Senior Citizens, the American Association of Retired Persons (Social Security and Medicare), the Service Employees Union (wage standards and OSHA), the Bazelon Center (Childrens SSI) and the National Association of Fair Contractors (Davis-Bacon).
In 1996, the firm handled national advertising and publicity for the Steelworkers successful international corporate campaign and strike against Bridgestone/Firestone. In California, the company created and placed free and paid media for three major ballot initiative campaigns: the HMO Patients Rights Initiative, the Living Wage Initiative and the Top Bracket Initiative. In 1997, Abernathy/Associates was lead consultant to the Steelworkers union in its successful strike against Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and in the USWAs contentious and successful contract negotiations with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).
During 1997, the firm also supported the 5,000 members of the Independent Association of Continental Pilots (IACP) in their struggle to win industry-standard wages and benefits from Continental Airlines, guided the AFL-CIO/Kaiser National Partnership to a successful ratification vote helped launch and guide the Building Trades Las Vegas Organizing Project as well as the Service Employees Columbia/HCA organizing campaign. The same year the firm coordinated publicity for the National Labor Committees anti-sweatshop campaign, a Holiday Season of Conscience. The agency was also charged with publicizing the release of a special report by the Center for Community Change on job creation to support welfare reform.
In 1998, Abernathy/Associates was the membership communications consultant for the AFL-CIOs successful campaign against Prop 226 (Paycheck Protection) in California, for SEIU organizing campaigns at Columbia/HCA and Catholic Health Care West Hospitals and for the Building and Construction Trades Departments REV UP 98 political education project.
In 1999, the firm mounted a publicity campaign that helped produce a landmark organizing victory for the United Union of Roofers over Willis Roofing in Las Vegas, executed a far-reaching media outreach program for workingfamilies.com, the AFL-CIOs new Internet community, and developed new and effective communications models and strategies for organizing nurses and other hospital employees for the Service Employees.
In more recent years, the agency has helped guide several successful organizing campaigns for SEIU, worked with the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO to launch the Gulf Coast Mariners Association and Offshore Mariners United, helped SEIU Local 1199WKOH win a first contract for nurses in Lorain, OH, and aided the Building and Construction Trades Department in implementing its Temp Workers Deserve a Permanent Voice@Work campaign. The firm has provided publicity, literature, speech writing and other communications support for a wide range of AFL-CIO programs and initiatives, including America Needs A Raise, Union Summer, Ask A Working Woman, Union Cities, Organizing for Change/Changing to Organize, Voice@Work/Freedom to Choose a Union, and the Kaiser/AFL-CIO Partnership. Abernathy/Associates helped the Federation launch the Alliance for Retired Americans, a 2.5 million member seniors organization.
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Abernathy/Associates is a strategic communications firm serving labor groups and non-profit organizations. The company --- which has offices in New York and Washington, DC --- offers a wide range of strategic communications and consulting services:
Program planning and strategy development;
Publicity and media relations;
Issue development for public and membership education campaigns, union organizing drives and ballot initiatives;
Media and community support strategies for union organizing and contract campaigns and strike support;
Creation and placement of paid advertising and public service campaigns for radio, television, magazines, newspapers and other media;
Production of television and videotape programs and presentations;
Writing, design and production of booklets, brochures, newsletters, newspapers, websites, and collateral materials, as well as direct mail for fundraising and organizing;
Speechwriting, script writing and media training;
Design and management of special events, including fundraisers, performances, press events, rallies, marches and receptions.
Labor organizations currently served by Abernathy/Associates include the AFL-CIO, the AFL-CIO/Kaiser Permanente National Partnership, the Service Employees International Union, UNITE!, the Pennsylvania Association of Nurses and Allied Professionals, the AFL-CIO Housing and Building Investment Trusts, the Transport Workers Union and the Utility Workers Union of America. Non-profit clients include the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice, and the Sierra Club Eductaional Fund.
On the Frontline of the Fight for Social and Economic Justice
Founded in Atlanta, GA in 1978, Abernathy/Associates moved to Washington, DC in 1980 and has since been in the forefront of many major struggles for economic and social justice.
For 23 years, the firm has been a lead consultant to the Service Employees International Union, helping build it into the largest and fastest-growing union in the AFL-CIO. The agency played a vital role in helping elect then-SEIU president John J. Sweeney and his New Voice slate to the top offices in the AFL-CIO in 1995 and now serves as a strategic communications consultant to the Federation.
In 1980, Abernathy/Associates played a leading role in defeating Proposition 9 in California, the Jarvis II ballot initiative that would have slashed the state income tax in half.
In 1981, the agency provided strategic communications services to the first multi-union organizing campaign at Beverly Enterprises, the nursing home giant.
In 1984 and 1985, Abernathy/Associates executed an international publicity campaign around the return of South Korean leader Kim Dae Jung to his home country. The firm also served as public relations counsel for the Run for Democracy on Taiwan sponsored by Taiwanese Americans.
In 1987, the agency was responsible for national publicity for Justice For All, a national coalition of over 100 labor, church, minority and community organizations dedicated to focusing public attention on poverty in the United States.
In 1989 and 1990, Abernathy/Associates provided communications support for the United Mine Workers winning strike against Pittston Coal. In 1992 and 1993, the firm was the lead consultant for the Teamsters community campaign and boycott of Diamond Walnuts.
In 1993, the agency served as strategy and communications consultant for the contract campaign and successful strike by 20,000 flight attendants at American Airlines.
In 1994, the firm was lead consultant for the Teamsters organizing campaign aimed at 10,000 USAir fleetservice workers and was deeply involved on behalf of several clients in the struggle for national health care reform.
In 1995, Abernathy/Associates worked to defeat portions of the Contract for America on behalf of the AFL-CIO, the National Council for Senior Citizens, the American Association of Retired Persons (Social Security and Medicare), the Service Employees Union (wage standards and OSHA), the Bazelon Center (Childrens SSI) and the National Association of Fair Contractors (Davis-Bacon).
In 1996, the firm handled national advertising and publicity for the Steelworkers successful international corporate campaign and strike against Bridgestone/Firestone. In California, the company created and placed free and paid media for three major ballot initiative campaigns: the HMO Patients Rights Initiative, the Living Wage Initiative and the Top Bracket Initiative. In 1997, Abernathy/Associates was lead consultant to the Steelworkers union in its successful strike against Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation and in the USWAs contentious and successful contract negotiations with the Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO).
During 1997, the firm also supported the 5,000 members of the Independent Association of Continental Pilots (IACP) in their struggle to win industry-standard wages and benefits from Continental Airlines, guided the AFL-CIO/Kaiser National Partnership to a successful ratification vote helped launch and guide the Building Trades Las Vegas Organizing Project as well as the Service Employees Columbia/HCA organizing campaign. The same year the firm coordinated publicity for the National Labor Committees anti-sweatshop campaign, a Holiday Season of Conscience. The agency was also charged with publicizing the release of a special report by the Center for Community Change on job creation to support welfare reform.
In 1998, Abernathy/Associates was the membership communications consultant for the AFL-CIOs successful campaign against Prop 226 (Paycheck Protection) in California, for SEIU organizing campaigns at Columbia/HCA and Catholic Health Care West Hospitals and for the Building and Construction Trades Departments REV UP 98 political education project.
In 1999, the firm mounted a publicity campaign that helped produce a landmark organizing victory for the United Union of Roofers over Willis Roofing in Las Vegas, executed a far-reaching media outreach program for workingfamilies.com, the AFL-CIOs new Internet community, and developed new and effective communications models and strategies for organizing nurses and other hospital employees for the Service Employees.
In more recent years, the agency has helped guide several successful organizing campaigns for SEIU, worked with the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO to launch the Gulf Coast Mariners Association and Offshore Mariners United, helped SEIU Local 1199WKOH win a first contract for nurses in Lorain, OH, and aided the Building and Construction Trades Department in implementing its Temp Workers Deserve a Permanent Voice@Work campaign. The firm has provided publicity, literature, speech writing and other communications support for a wide range of AFL-CIO programs and initiatives, including America Needs A Raise, Union Summer, Ask A Working Woman, Union Cities, Organizing for Change/Changing to Organize, Voice@Work/Freedom to Choose a Union, and the Kaiser/AFL-CIO Partnership. Abernathy/Associates helped the Federation launch the Alliance for Retired Americans, a 2.5 million member seniors organization.
As usual in Amfa's attempt to spread lies and half-truths they fail to do the homework!!! Are you sure you want these individuals to represent your Interests????
Learn the Facts and the Truth will Prevail!!!!!
