Thursday, November 11, 2004 |
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Mobilize, Organize, Get Out the Vote Campaigns Fail to Reach Young Voters
Warren L. Mart Lee Pearson Dave Ritchie Robert V. Thayer Robert Roach, Jr. Lynn Tucker Robert Martinez James Brown |
A Day to Honor North America's Heroes November 11 is Veteran’s Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Canada. It is a day to honor the millions of men women who served their countries in times of peace and war. “Today we honor all those who served in the armed forces of North America,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “We must never forget anyone who gave their life, and we must fight hard at home to see there are decent jobs for our veterans when they return and that our government stands by them after their service is completed. I ask all our IAM members to join me today in thanking the brave men and women, many of them union members, who keep our two nations free and secure.” A Win for Atlantic City Casino WorkersNearly 10,000 casino workers in Atlantic City, NJ won a month-long strike after they overwhelmingly approved a contract that boosts wages, improves health insurance and retirement coverage and preserves family-supporting jobs. The casino workers, members of UNITE HERE Local 54 went out on strike Oct. 1 at seven casinos. The new contract includes employer-paid family healthcare coverage, a 51 percent increase in employer pension contributions over five years and protections against contracting out jobs. Quad Cities AFL-CIO
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