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The U.S. Department of Commerce reports U.S. companies hauled in a record $1.66 trillion last quarter. Meanwhile, a report conducted by the world’s first consulting firm for dislocated workers shows the highest level of job cuts since March. Despite the sluggish economy, the Commerce report is the highest figure recorded since the government began keeping
Read moreIn a message broadcast to activists and allies, the Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, measures the proposed tax cut for millionaires against what it could mean for America’s unemployed. “Right now, Republicans in Congress want to extend the $50,000 Bush tax cut for each millionaire. That tax cut equals one week of extended unemployment benefits
Read moreIAM members at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract that protects workers impacted by the planned closure of two Pratt & Whitney factories in Cheshire and the CARO facility in East Hartford. The agreement was unanimously recommended by the union’s negotiating committee and clearly demonstrates the value of collective bargaining when
Read morePresident Obama late Monday night announced a “bipartisan” agreement that would extend a series of Bush-era tax cuts another two years in exchange for 13 additional months of extended unemployment insurance for some of the jobless. The proposed compromise comes after a several-month stalemate by Republicans refusing to extend jobless benefits for millions of unemployed
Read moreThe IAM today announced that an insufficient number of Delta Air Lines’ Passenger Service and Reservation employees have voted to secure union representation. Delta Air Lines’ continued illegal interference in union elections has once again denied employees their legal right to elections free from intimidation. By December 9, 2010, the IAM will present evidence of
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