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The Veterans Affairs (VA) Department is urging Vietnam-era veterans to apply for benefits that were recently expanded to cover medical conditions related to Agent Orange exposure. The VA has paid out more than $2.2 billion in retroactive benefits to Vietnam-era veterans and their survivors since an August 2010 change in regulations. The 2010 change in
Read moreThere is still time to register for the 2011 IAM Aerospace Conference that begins Thursday, September 29, at 9:00 a.m. and will adjourn by 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 1. Local and District Lodges can reserve hotel rooms by calling the Hilton Nashville Downtown directly at 615-620-2150, or toll free at 1-800-HILTONS. Registration will take
Read moreA decade ago, in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks, I expressed the outrage of our union at what had just occurred. I explained in a message to IAM members that “It was our planes that were used as weapons of mass destruction. It was our members who were forced to endure the
Read moreDespite threats to defund the agency and an incendiary campaign of intimidation by right-wing members of Congress, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued two important decisions which overturned terrible rulings from the Bush years and re-established prior long-standing law. In the first case,m (Laons Gasket Company), the Board re-established the long-standing and uncontroversial
Read moreIAM human rights activists, women’s rights activists, community service activists and young workers enjoyed five days of phenomenal speakers, guests and workshops focused on learning how to improve conditions in the workplace, community and nation at the 2011 Inaugural International Human Rights Conference at the Lake Buena Vista Palace Hotel in Lake Buena Vista, FL.
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