750,000 MEMBER LABORERS UNION SIGNS LETTER
OF INTENT WITH WEBGALAXY
March 09, 1999
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 9 /PRNewswire/ --
WebGalaxy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WEBY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into
a letter of intent to provide comprehensive custom Internet services to the Laborers'
International Union of North America (LIUNA). Founded in 1903, the Laborers' International
Union of North America (LIUNA) is made up of more than 750,000 working
women and men throughout the United States and Canada. LIUNA is one of
the largest unions affiliated with the American Federation of Labor and Congress of
Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO). LIUNA's International headquarters are located in
Washington, D.C.
In accordance with terms, WebGalaxy, Inc. will develop custom
versions of United Labor Online (ULOL) and other Internet applications for LIUNA.
WebGalaxy will retain the right to solicit paid sponsorships for LIUNA's version of ULOL.
The parties anticipate the service will begin in the U.S. within five months.
In August of 1998, the Hotel Employee and
Restaurant Employee International Union (HERE), a 300,000 member organization, signed a
letter of intent with WebGalaxy. In January of 1999, WebGalaxy signed agreements with the
United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) with approximately 1,500,000 members and
the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM)
with approximately 135,000 members. Currently WebGalaxy has signed agreements with Unions
that represent approximately 2,750,000 U.S. workers.
WebGalaxy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WEBY), is introducing United Labor Online (ULOL) in the first half of 1999. WebGalaxy currently has signed agreements with Unions that represent approximately 2,750,000 U.S. workers. ULOL is a combination of online services all meant to support and
enhance the collective communication, buying, social and political
power of Unions and their members. The services and products of ULOL include:
-- A national dial-up Internet service for
subscribers with GTE Corporation providing the backbone - (NYSE: GTE).
-- Custom home pages, e-mail and personal web sites for individual
Union and friend of labor subscribers.
-- Custom content development and Web hosting for Union
affiliates.
-- A centralized messaging data base for Unions.
-- Product and service discount shopping area for Union subscribers with custom storefronts and back end support from Value America -- http://www.valueamerica.com.
WebGalaxy, Inc., through it's product United Labor Online (ULOL),
is positioned to become the leading Internet Service Provider, web site designer, host and
web site destination for labor Unions, labor Union members and their
families in the United States and Canada. For further information, visit WebGalaxy's,
World Wide Web site at http://www.webgalaxy.com.
CONTACT: Mark Vincent of WebGalaxy, Inc., 760-431-0118
Web site: http://www.valueamerica.com/
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