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Jamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in Pittsburgh, PA, won first place in the 2012 IAM Photo Contest for his photo “Heat Treating.” Results of the 2012 IAM Photo Contest are in and the 2013 Calendar is rolling off the presses. The top three photography awards go to Jamy Kaiser of Local Lodge 52 in
Read moreMore than three dozen retirement home workers in Orleans, Ottawa, Canada, ratified their first collective bargaining agreement. The 40 members of IAM Local Lodge 1295 work as guest attendants, cooks, registered practical nurses and receptionists at the Belcourt Manor. Their new four-year agreement provides wage increases of two per cent each year, inclusion in the
Read more“Our federal government is rolling the dice with the safety of the travelling public in this country by reducing the number of airport security screeners across Canada,” said Canadian GVP Dave Ritchie. “The lineups at airport security check-ins across the country are already too long because there aren’t enough screeners and to cut that number
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) is not the least bit flattered by a copycat attack ad released by a Republican super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF). The ad targeting Ohio Democrat Betty Sutton borrows heavily from UCubed’s revolutionary social media campaign, BEE MAD @ THE GOP, which has recently gone viral with over two
Read moreNovember 6th is only two weeks away – which means GOP lawmakers, their super PACS, corporate donors and operatives are pulling out every trick in the book to suppress as many Democratic votes as possible. Experts say voters can expect the dirty tactics to only get worse the closer we get to Election Day. “On
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