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An Indiana judge has declared the state’s “right-to-work” law unconstitutional, echoing what organized labor has been saying since the harmful legislation began sweeping across state legislatures throughout the country. Lake Superior Court Civil Division Judge John Sedia ruled that preventing the union from collecting bargaining-related dues or fees from non-union members, who federal law requires
Read moreMark Schneider IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today announced Mark Schneider will join the IAM Legal Department as General Counsel, effective October 1, 2013. Schneider will replace outgoing General Counsel Chris Corson, who is concluding a 17-year IAM career that included five years as the IAM’s top legal officer. “Chris Corson deserves the respect and
Read moreSen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) delivered a rousing speech to delegates of the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles. Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren was given a rock star’s welcome at the 2013 AFL-CIO Convention in Los Angeles, where she credited delegates for her recent election and emphatically declared her support for labor’s goals and achievements.
Read moreThe first salvos in the battle for workers’ pensions have been fired, and the war could be coming to the U.S. Congress this month. Detroit is trying to saddle the city’s bankruptcy on the backs of its 21,000 retirees by slashing their pensions. The Mayor of Chicago, where the costs of public pensions are merely
Read moreCorinne Demler The IAM congratulates Corinne Demler, daughter of IAM member Jill Gaskell of Local 276, Blanchardville, WI, on winning a $5,000 AFL-CIO/Union Plus “Dreams of Jobs and Freedom” Scholarship. The AFL-CIO and Union Plus created the scholarship to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered
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