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In another setback for the GOP and its malicious attempts to suppress the minority, young and elderly vote, the U.S. Supreme Court this week unanimously upheld a lower court’s decision to allow early voting three days before the election in the state of Ohio. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied Ohio Secretary of State Jon
Read moreAs a follow-up to a harrowing video shown to delegates of the 38th IAM Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, last month about the life-threatening working conditions of shipbreaking workers in India, the newly-formed union federation, IndustriALL, has some promising news to report. After three years of fighting, the widows and families of six
Read moreLocal 1998 IAM members show their support for IAM member and Hawaii State Senate District 9 candidate Kurt Lajala (far right). Members, left to right, are Robert Lillis, LL 1998 President and Chief Steward, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard; Maria Santiago Lillis, Grand Lodge Representative; Heidi Libkuman , daughter of LL 1998 member Michael Libkuman; and
Read moreThe National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE-IAM) Federal District 1, representing 110,000 federal employees in 40 separate departments and agencies government-wide, announced the election of its new National Executive Council, the union’s governing body consisting of the National President, National Secretary-Treasurer, and seven National Vice Presidents. NFFE-IAM delegates attending the 49th National Convention in Portland,
Read moreIn response to a 14-month lockout of Crystal Sugar workers, a nationwide consumer boycott of American Crystal Sugar products began on October 15. This boycott is part of the labor movement’s continued support for the 1.300 locked-out workers of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM). The IAM is working closely
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