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On Sunday South Carolina state representative David Mack, a democrat from North Charleston, publically supported the IAM’s organizing bid to represent workers at a local Boeing 787 production plant. Mack, a politician who’s been in office for two decades, says a Machinists Union contract would boost the Charleston area economy by increasing pay and benefits
Read moreIt’s known as the lame-duck session, the time between the November elections and January’s inauguration when members of Congress feel the least accountable to their constituents. This time around, the two-month period is shaping up to be an all-out brawl over the corporate coup known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Supporters of the job-killing
Read moreHundreds of labor union retirees, including IAM seniors, gathered at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia to rally and rock ‘n’ roll for Secretary Hillary Clinton.
Read moreElderly and minority voters are among the targets of new voting restriction laws passing state legislatures throughout the country. Voters in North Carolina, Wisconsin and Kansas won victories when judges struck down Republican led efforts to restrict voting in those states. A three-judge panel of the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked North Carolina’s law
Read moreIAM International President Bob Martinez speaks at a rally for retirees at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “Hillary Clinton is a proven fighter for the middle class and the unions that built it,” said Martinez. For Local 1776 member Sandra Niedermair, this year’s presidential election is a choice between preserving unions and making them
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