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Ur Union of Unemployed is ratcheting up the fight for employment security with a campaign for a joint resolution to create a constitutional amendment that would guarantee every citizen the right to earn a living. Union of Unemployed members and their allies in every state will be urging Representatives and Senators to co-sponsor a joint
Read moreThe application deadline for the 2011 Basic Newsletter Development course at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD, has been extended to Wednesday, January 26. The course will be held from March 20th through March 25th and is the only Basic Newsletter course for 2011. Local or district lodges who
Read moreIAM representatives in the United States should make sure they have a current and valid U.S. passport if they are planning to attend the 2011 IAM National Staff Conference set for June 12 – 17 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Passports are now required for travel between the U.S. and Canada. Passport applications are processed by
Read moreThe IAM announced it reached a 20-month tentative interim agreement with Continental Airlines for a new contract covering the carrier’s 9,500 Flight Attendants. The agreement includes a critical no-furlough clause to protect IAM-represented Continental Flight Attendants throughout the life of the agreement. The tentative interim agreement contains a 2.5 percent base wage increase retroactive to
Read moreAs part of the effort to bring attention to the desperate plight of millions of unemployed Americans, the IAM community service project known as UCubed has compiled dozens of stories about what it’s like to struggle as a casualty of the nation’s worst economic catastrophe in more than 80 years. Click here to read from
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