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Delegates planning to attend the 2012 Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, Ontario, are reminded that they will need a valid U.S passport to enter Canada. In addition to ensuring passports are up to date, delegates should also have sufficient funds or credit balances to pay for a week’s worth of hotel accommodations, food and other
Read moreLos maquinistas se unieron a cientos de delegados que asistieron a la Convención de LCLAA (Labor Council for Latin American Advancement) en Orlando, FL celebrando su aniversario de 40 años. La conferencia encabezó los esfuerzos del movimiento sindical para intensificar el importante voto latino en las próximas elecciones. En un día de la conferencia, los
Read moreNearly 350 members of District 751 who work for civilian contractor URS Corp. at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in Washington state are looking forward to their first pay raises in three years after approving their first union contract. The three-year accord was ratified with a 76-percent yes vote and will take effect on Aug. 3.
Read moreIn an op-ed published in The Wichita Eagle, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, along with Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Marion C. Blakey, called on Congress to pull the plug on pending defense budget cuts. The cuts, known as sequestration, threaten to put one million Americans out of work, shut down U.S. defense
Read moreThe IAM is calling on lawmakers in Washington, D.C. to oppose the admission of Russia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) until that country can provide evidence of substantive improvements in its abysmal labor and human rights record. “Russia’s labor code fails to secure fundamental labor rights and its application is worse; human rights leaders
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