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The Union of Unemployed (UCubed) has released a new website in its efforts to organize, educate and empower unemployed and underemployed Americans. Features include a running tab on the “real” unemployment rate which now stands at 14.4 percent. Unlike the official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is 7.8
Read moreThe IndustriALL Global Union Executive Committee is calling for an international “Mexico Days of Action” during the week of February 18-24, 2013. The dates coincide with the tragic Pasta de Conchos mine accident that killed 65 miners in 2006. The refusal of the Mexican government and Grupo Mexico, Mexico’s largest mining corporation, to recover the
Read moreSecretary Hilda Solis The following is a statement from Tom Buffenbarger, International President of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), following the announcement that U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will retire: “As the daughter of immigrant parents with union jobs, Hilda Solis brought a new energy to the U.S. Department
Read moreMore than two dozen Flight Attendants from Delta Air Lines took part in a three-day planning session at the Winpisinger Center to promote their ongoing campaign to win IAM representation. Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants met this week at the Winpisinger Center for three days of organizing training, strategy sessions and planning. The training began
Read moreYou still have time to apply for a 2013 Union Plus Scholarship. The deadline for applications is January 31. This year’s application is entirely online. Scholarships are from $500 to $4,000 and do not require repayment. Since 1992, some 2,200 families have benefited from the Union Plus Scholarship Program, which has awarded union members and
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