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Students from the Winpisinger Center have been joining District 776 members at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Maryland who are part of the Lockheed Martin strike at facilities in Texas, Maryland and California. From left, TCU National President Robert Scardelletti, Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner, District 776 Business Representative Joe Alviar, Local 776A Steward
Read moreThree years after America’s largest financial collapse since the Great Depression, the U.S. economy is still unsteady. While some banks received huge bailouts, countless Americans are struggling. A new four-hour documentary by PBS FRONTLINE investigates what has been done (and not done) to secure America’s financial future. At the heart of Money, Power and Wall
Read moreThe biggest danger to Social Security is not a shortage of funds to pay future benefits but rather the steady drumbeat from pundits and politicians who feed the media stories about how the Social Security Trust Fund is bankrupt and needs to be radically overhauled. That’s the conclusion of a succinct review by CommonDreams.org
Read moreDespite an aggressive misinformation campaign by anti-government zealots at the Club for Growth and Heritage Action, legislation to reauthorize U.S. Export-Import Bank appears headed for passage in the normally fractious U.S. House of Representatives. The bank, also known as the Ex-Im Bank, provides loan guarantees for foreign companies to buy American-made products, including commercial aircraft,
Read moreShoulder to shoulder for the opening round of IAM contract negotiations with Bath Iron Works in Freeport, ME. (left to right) Eastern Territory Chief of Staff Brian Bryant, Eastern Territory GVP Lynn D. Tucker, Jr., District 4 DBR Joe Flanders, International President Tom Buffenbarger, Chief of Staff to the International President Diane Babineaux. International President
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