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Unless Congress and the president reach an agreement before January 1, tax rates will automatically rise next year for nearly all Americans and major spending cuts, known as “sequestration,” will automatically begin to kick in for most government spending programs, including defense. The only way to avoid sequestration is for Congress to pass an alternative
Read moreSeveral restaurants and their franchises, still smarting over the president’s re-election, are now threatening to layoff or cut back employee hours to avoid paying for the president’s health care plan. Users, outraged by the companies’ recent announcements, have taken to social networks Twitter and Facebook calling for a boycott. The boycott includes the Olive Garden,
Read moreThe estate of Helen Watkins, wife of former IAM General Vice President George Watkins, has made another generous donation to the IAM, this time to the Guide Dogs of America (GDA). The Watkins’ Living Trust is donating $50,000 to the IAM charity. George and Helen created the Trust to support organizations they believed in once
Read moreAmong the scores of IAM members turning to their union for help in the wake of Super Storm Sandy, is Neil Trinchese, a member of New York Local 447 whose Howard Beach home was severely damaged when ocean water poured into the house. “He lost it all,” said District 15 Business Representative Perry Esposito, who
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the Federal Employees Basic Program scheduled for February 3-8, 2013 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (WWW) in Hollywood, Maryland, is December 7, 2012. There is an additional Basic Program scheduled for March 10-15, 2013. The enrollment deadline for the March class is January 11, 2013. The program
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