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The stage is set for an historic and long-anticipated recall election of anti-union Governor Scott Walker (R) in Wisconsin. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett won the Democratic gubernatorial primary Tuesday with nearly 60 percent of the vote. He will now face off against Walker in a general recall election June 5. The recall, triggered by the
Read moreFriday, May 11, 2012, is the deadline to enter the 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest and the 2012 IAM Photo Contest. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to ALL good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will consider newsletters published between
Read moreStudents from the Winpisinger Center have been joining District 776 members at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland who are part of the Lockheed Martin strike at facilities in Texas, Maryland and California. From left, TCU National President Robert Scardelletti, Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner, District 776 Business Representative Joe Alviar, Local 776A Steward
Read moreThree years after America’s largest financial collapse since the Great Depression, the U.S. economy is still unsteady. While some banks received huge bailouts, countless Americans are struggling. A new four-hour documentary by PBS FRONTLINE investigates what has been done (and not done) to secure America’s financial future. At the heart of Money, Power and Wall
Read moreThe biggest danger to Social Security is not a shortage of funds to pay future benefits but rather the steady drumbeat from pundits and politicians who feed the media stories about how the Social Security Trust Fund is bankrupt and needs to be radically overhauled. That’s the conclusion of a succinct review by CommonDreams.org
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