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The 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
Read moreTouting the past and future benefits of labor-management cooperation, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger addressed members of the Wichita Aero Club, an aviation industry association based in Wichita, KS. Buffenbarger was introduced by Cessna Aircraft Senior Vice President of Human Resources Jim Walters, who thanked the IAM president for his backing during the 2008 financial crisis.
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) this week announced its BEE MAD @ THE GOP campaign swept past the one million views mark in videos delivered directly to its Facebook fans and their friends. “This is an incredible and unbelievable accomplishment for a GOTV effort,” said UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “Unlike traditional GOTV campaigns consisting
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