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IAM-represented Ramp workers at United Airlines and Fleet Service workers at Continental and Continental Micronesia – who are represented by another union – began voting this week by phone and internet in a representation election conducted by the National Mediation Board (NMB). The NMB began mailing voting instructions to more than 13,000 eligible voters on
Read morePresident Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are in private talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling – the legal limit on borrowing by the federal government. The $4 trillion deal is expected to include a mix of spending cuts and new taxes – but nothing to create jobs. “Cutting programs put in place to
Read moreThe IAM officially notified the National Mediation Board (NMB), United Airlines and the Communication Workers of America – Association of Flight Attendants (CWA-AFA) that it is protesting the conduct of the recent representation election for Flight Attendants at United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia. According to evidence provided by Flight Attendants at United, Continental
Read moreThe specter of a double dip recession came roaring back to life with the news from the U.S. Labor Department that the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, with only 18,000 jobs added in June. “This is beyond embarrassing,” said Union of Unemployed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “When a Democratic administration cannot add more
Read moreThe so-called recovery that began in 2009 has put huge profits in the hands of corporations but left millions of Americans jobless and those with jobs falling farther behind. The New York Times cites a new study by economists at Northeastern University who found that since the so-called recovery began, “corporate profits captured 88 percent
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