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Pilots of the 332nd Fighter Group and the 477th Bombardment Group were the first African-American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces, famously known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The recently released movie Red Tails details the accomplishments and contributions made by African-American pilots commonly known as the Tuskegee Airmen. These famed airmen fought against the
Read moreAfter a long fight for justice, 220 tenacious Radiological Control Monitors Techs (RCTs) at the Newport News, VA shipyard celebrated winning IAM representation after voting for the IAM back in 2009. After the vote, but before the ballots were counted, the National Labor Relations Board stopped the election to consider a request by the employer,
Read moreHelp defeat a purely political attack on transportation workers’ voting rights. Congress is close to passing a four-year “FAA Reauthorization” bill, but the proposed legislation contains politically-motivated provisions inserted by House Republicans to hamper airline and railroad workers’ rights in union representation elections. These changes are unnecessary and have absolutely nothing to do with aviation
Read moreA new Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report shows union membership increased in 2011, despite the year’s historic onslaught of anti-union attacks from Republican politicians. The BLS report shows union membership increased by 49,000 from 2010 to 2011. The private sector led the way with a union membership increase of 110,000 employees, while the public
Read moreThe registered nurses at the Golden Living Center in Springfield, TN, are standing up to company officials who are preventing an IAM contract the nurses say will make their jobs better and improve life for the residents at the assisted-care facility. Company representatives are refusing to negotiate a first contract for the registered nurses, who
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