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(Left-to-right) LL 1471 Pres. Jim McClelland, DL 54 A/DBR Andy Campbell, ST Jerry Espy, P/DBR T. Dean Wright, Jr., former P/DBR Tom Frisbee, BR Mark Chema and LL 1297 Pres. Fred Confer cut the ribbon. IAM District 54 celebrated the rededication of their new headquarters in Columbus, OH. District 54 serves more than 14,000 members
Read moreThe 2012 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance will be held January 12-16 in Detroit, Michigan. The conference registration fee is $150 through October 31, with late registration at $180 from November 1 to November 30. Online registration and refund deadlines are November 30, 2011. The Observance will be held at the MotorCity
Read moreThe Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will conduct the first nationwide Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test on Wednesday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern. EAS participants include all broadcasters, satellite and digital radio and television,
Read moreRising above the clatter of anti-union diatribes over the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint against the Boeing Company, has been the occasional voice of reason that cuts to the core of the dispute. A recent New York Times editorial, ‘Labor Rights, Under Republican Attack,’ sidesteps the political hysteria, outlines the key legal issues and
Read moreThe Florida AFL-CIO recently honored longtime Florida IAM activist Miriam “Bunny” Baker with the A. Philip Randolph Award and inducting her into the Florida Labor Hall of Fame. Since 1988, when Baker first began working at District Lodge 112 in Jacksonville, FL, she has been a tireless example of what it means to be a
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