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NFL referees voted in a new labor agreement over the weekend and are back to work. Their 115-day lockout by NFL owners, primarily to try and strip traditional pension benefits from the refs, was so out-of-bounds that even the political poster boy for union busting, Scott Walker, called for the regular referees’ return. All of
Read moreEach week without action by Congress to stop massive sequestration cuts brings the nation closer to a fiscal doomsday that will destroy a million American jobs and expose U.S. troops to new dangers. Sign up here to join the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) Second to None coalition and help keep the heat on Washington until
Read moreThe International Transport Workers Federation’s (ITF) Youth Conference was held in Montreal, Canada last week exclusively for young transport workers. Attendees included youth activists from 54 ITF affiliate unions from 28 countries, including IAM Transportation members. The conference explored strategies to build and mobilize international solidarity in the global transport sector. Youth activists also grappled
Read moreThe IAM filed a complaint with the International Labour Organization (ILO) over legislation in Canada that denies workers’ freedom of association and collective bargaining rights under international law. Founded in 1919, the ILO is a United Nations agency responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labor standards. In March, 2012, Canada’s Conservative Government pushed the
Read moreOhio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown was warmly welcomed at a rally hosted by Local 1943 in Middletown, OH, where IAM members at AK Steel are among the beneficiaries of the auto rescue supported by Brown. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger spoke this week at a rally for union members in southwest Ohio and delivered a
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