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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.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.
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.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.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.Employment Data Doesn’t Add Up
February 05, 2010 - In a telling example of how the government’s official employment numbers don’t paint a reliable picture of the nation’s economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today announced the unemployment rate fell from 10.0 percent to 9.7 percent. Meanwhile, the same department reports that 20,000 more jobs were lost in January.IAM Urges Jobs Priority in Export Control Review
The IAM is calling on President Obama to proceed with caution during the administration’s ongoing export control review, and to not assume that easing export controls will necessarily lead to U.S. job creation.A Strong Message for Congress: Jobs Now
February 3, 2010 - The recent Republican win in the race for a Massachusetts Senate seat, which belonged to Sen. Ted Kennedy for decades, sent shockwaves throughout the Democratic Party. Surprisingly labor voters there sent a strong message to pro-labor Democrats in Congress, that Americans expect them to deliver on working-class promises now…or else!Faces of The Unemployed
Live wall depicting the Faces of the Unemployed, AFL-CIO Convention – Pittsburg, PA 2009Welcome Letter from Tom Buffenbarger
IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger welcomes Jobs Activist to UCubed.The 'Real Unemployment' Needs Real Solutions
"Everyone agrees that the recession is over," said Larry Summers, President Obama's top economic advisor, on December 13.
Yet December's unemployment numbers announced last Friday suggest otherwise -- especially the 'real unemployment' figure....