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Five retired IAM representatives, with more than two centuries of service between them, were recognized for their extraordinary contributions at the recent Great Lakes Retirees Meeting in Myrtle Beach, S.C. In order of seniority, the list of honorees included C.R. Mason, Retired Directing Business Rep with 65 years of service: Don Wharton, Retired General Secretary-Treasurer
Read moreMembers of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) Women’s Committee met in London to focus on the unique needs of women workers in the global transportation industry. The ITF Women’s Committee includes labor representatives from transportation industries throughout the world, including IAM Transportation Grand Lodge Representative Dora Cervantes. “The global economic crisis, industry restructuring, outsourcing
Read moreIn testimony before the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy, NFFE/IAM President William Dougan defended federal workers and gave compelling evidence that the Republican “Rightsizing the Federal Workforce” plan was the wrong approach to reforming government. As part of its misguided budget proposal that includes dismantling Medicare, the Republican
Read moreLosing your job is bad enough. Not being able to apply for a new one because the want-ad reads “UNEMPLOYED NEED NOT APPLY” adds insult to injury. Discriminatory hiring practices against the jobless are on the rise, says Christine Owens, Executive Director of the National Employment Law Project. And with more than 28 million citizens
Read moreDane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi dealt a serious blow to GOP Governor Scott Walker’s blatant union-busting when she granted a permanent injunction that voids the law eliminating collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin public-sector workers. The case will now go to the state Supreme Court. The Wisconsin Supreme Court retained its conservative majority after a
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