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A CEO of a company in the S&P 500 Index, on average, received $12.9 million in total compensation in 2011, according to the AFL-CIO’s new Executive PayWatch website. That’s nearly a 14 percent raise over the previous year. And that’s on top of a 23 percent increase in 2010. In stark contrast, median household income
Read moreWith a 45 to 54 vote, a Republican-backed bill to undo a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule ensuring fair union representation elections failed in the U.S. Senate. The new rules issued by the NLRB last December would make union representation elections fairer by simplifying procedures, deferring litigation and setting shorter deadlines for hearings and
Read moreIAM shutterbugs wanting to enter the 2012 Photography Contest need to act soon. The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, May 11, 2012. Contest photos must be taken by members in good standing of members in good standing, unposed and working at their job. Click here for complete contest rules, the entry form, official call
Read moreThe April 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. Digital issues of the Journal are published each month. You can get the app on iPad, Android Tablet and/or Android Phone. For information on how to download the free IAM App, click here and follow the links to Apple’s iTunes Store or the
Read moreThe Blue Green Alliance has launched a new website encouraging the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to Buy American and invest in American jobs when considering a $3 billion contract to build the next generation of BART train cars. This week BART’s Board of Directors must decide between building the train cars using
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