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FAA Invites Recipes for Recovery
March 11, 2010 - “Without a serious commitment to protecting jobs, without new limits on unrestrained outsourcing and without a second stimulus program that is equal to the crisis this nation is facing, the airline and aerospace industries will continue to struggle, even if the rest of the economy recovers,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger, who spoke as the sole labor representative at the FAA 35 th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference in Washington, D.C.No Work, But Hope
March 19, 2010 - On Capitol Hill this week the Congressional Black Caucus held a hearing called "Out of Work But Not Out of Hope." The focus was on the unemployed.Obama’s Space Cuts Threaten 9,000 Shuttle Jobs
President Barack Obama’s proposed budget promises to send thousands of U.S. space workers to a new frontier: the unemployment line.Beaten Down By A Grave Recession
March 15, 2010 - As the recession continues, some middle-class Americans have broken down emotionally and psychologically. As you’ll see in this news video, depression and suicide threats are on the rise in this poor economy.FAA Invites Recipes for Recovery
“Without a serious commitment to protecting jobs, without new limits on unrestrained outsourcing and without a second stimulus program that is equal to the crisis this nation is facing, the airline and aerospace industries will continue to struggle, even if the rest of the economy recovers,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger, who spoke as the sole labor representative at the FAA 35 th Annual Aviation Forecast Conference in Washington, D.C.House Introduces Public Jobs Bill
After more than a year since the launch of the IAM’s JOBS Now! campaign, legislation to quickly reverse high unemployment by hiring the unemployed to work in the public sector has finally been introduced.UCubed
When our friends and neighbors are hurting, IAM members have always stepped up and taken a leadership role to help ease their pain. Natural disasters – hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and forest fires – have brought out the best in each of us.Middle Class Bailout: Celebrating Harry Hopkins' 120th Birthday with 4 Million Jobs by August 17th
The middle class needs a bailout for the same reason the banks needed a bailout--long-term systemic risk. If the (much smaller) government during the Great Depression could hire 4 million people in 4 months, why can we not do that today, now, immediately during the Great Recession?
Union of Unemployed Warns of Endless Recession
In the absence of economic policies that generate 450,000 jobs per month for at least 60 months, the U.S. will remain mired in a recession that will linger for years if not decades. To give the economy the traction it needs, Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) is calling for the immediate establishment of a public job-creation program far larger than anything proposed thus far.Rescue Package for Jobless Americans
There are rumblings in Washington of legislation to jumpstart the U.S. economy through a targeted jobs creation bill focused on expanding public service employment.
Mixed Messages from Boeing CEO
The CEO of Boeing’s Commercial Airplane division, Jim Albaugh, sat down recently for a lengthy interview with Seattle Times reporter Dominic Gates and promptly took credit for driving the decision to build a second 787 assembly line in South Carolina. Albaugh then admitted that the company had outsourced far too much work and declared his first preference for a location to build future aircraft was in the Puget Sound.Is Wichita the Next Detroit?
In a recent editorial published in the Wichita Eagle, Southern Territory GVP Bob Martinez, Jr.discussed the future of the aviation industry in Wichita, KS, and addressed comparisons to Detroit’s troubled automotive industry.Air Canada to Furlough 1,000 Aircraft Mechanics
“Over one thousand highly-skilled aircraft mechanics at Air Canada will be laid off this April and the company doesn’t give a damn,” said District 140 Regional Assistant Directing General Chairperson Fred Hospes.International Women’s Day to Focus on JOBS Now!
The IAM is calling for JOBS Now! in commemoration of this International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8, 2010. International Women’s Day is a day when thousands around the world gather to mark the many economic, political and social successes and struggles of women past, present – and future.Reid, Baucus unveil new $150B jobs bill
Even as a short-term package of aid to the unemployed remains stalled in the Senate, Democratic leaders unveiled the latest piece of their jobs agenda Monday -- $150 billion worth of extensions to expiring federal programs and tax breaks.Pratt & Whitney Announces Connecticut Layoffs
Just two weeks after a federal judge issued an injunction against Pratt & Whitney to keep them from closing the Cheshire and East Hartford CARO plants in Connecticut, the company announced that it intends to lay off 119 workers at Cheshire and 44 in East Hartford. Pratt President David Hess then announced that the company would be appealing the court decision on their failure to make any effort to preserve Connecticut jobs.Analyst: No Jobs Growth Until 2013
A top Federal Reserve official warns the current jobs crisis could go on until 2013 as more employers become comfortable with doing more with less.National Call-in Day for Jobs Now
The ‘Jobs for America Now’ coalition is hosting a National Call-in Day on February 23, 2010, to urge members of Congress to support a full year extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA subsidies.TSOs Deserve a Voice at Work - NOW!
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the AFL-CIO areholding a rally on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 in support of collectivebargaining rights for 40,000 Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) who workin the nations airports.Hawker Beechcraft Sends U.S. Jobs to Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft announced this week that more than 250 high-skill, high-paying jobs will be eliminated when it closes a factory in Salina, KS. A company spokesperson confirmed that half the jobs would go to a facility in Mexico and half to outside vendors.Hawker Beechcraft Sends U.S. Jobs to Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft announced this week that more than 250 high-skill, high-paying jobs will be eliminated when it closes a factory in Salina, KS. A company spokesperson confirmed that half the jobs would go to a facility in Mexico and half to outside vendors.Keeping NUMMI Open
February 17, 2010 - Last year workers at the Toyota owned NUMMI plant in Fremont, California were told the factory was closing. Today, UAW Members Across the Nation are working to make sure that doesn't happen.NASA Budget Cuts Could Cost 7,000 Florida Jobs
Rather then return to the moon, NASA could be forced to send 7,000 workers at the Kennedy Space Center to the unemployment line.Lawmakers Welcome IAM Win at Pratt
Connecticut state lawmakers are applauding the landmark decision by U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall to block Pratt & Whitney from closing a pair of factories in Cheshire and East Hartford, CT.
Urge Governors to Address JOBS Crisis
On February 20-22, 2010, governors from across the nation will converge upon Washington, D.C., for the Annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. The governors will be meeting to discuss issues vital to each of their individual states, as well as the nation’s future. As tradition dictates, the governors will also be meeting with the president and cabinet members.
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