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Two Republican-backed bills with deceiving titles are making their way through Congress, and both threaten long-standing workers’ rights and the balance of power in the workplace. The first, the “Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor Management Relations Act” (H.R. 1120), would halt National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) activities until at least three of its members are
Read moreAt a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to weigh proposed changes to U.S. export policies, senior Democratic member Brad Sherman (CA) cited a March 19 letter from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger that raised concerns about outsourcing, technology transfers and the potential impact on domestic employment. The hearing, “Export Control Reform: The Agenda Ahead”
Read moreArticles in the April issue include: President Obama’s Budget Proposal Invests in America – but Threatens Social Security Sequestration Cuts Start to Take Hold IAM Launches an Organizing Campaign at Jeld-Wen An Afghanistan War Veteran Fights Back from Brain Injury Amtrak Requests a Smaller Operating Budget and More Capital Investment US Airways Mechanic and Related
Read moreAmong those who took part in this year’s Workers’ Memorial Day remembrance of IAM members killed on the job was Shawn and Deanna Woedl, whose brother, Local 447 member Carl “Rock” Root, 45, died on April 3, 2013 in a workplace accident. With the workplace tragedies of West, Texas and Bangladesh still fresh in the
Read moreIn a letter to President Barack Obama, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger urged the president to help prevent deep cuts to working Americans’ hard-earned pension benefits. “On behalf of the IAM, I write to express our strong opposition to the proposal being advanced by some in the multiemployer pension community,” wrote Buffenbarger. “Some poorly-run multiemployer plans
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