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Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty came very close to endorsing the Union of Unemployed, nicknamed UCubed. “While not a full-throated endorsement,” explained UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan, “the former Minnesota governor is whispering our tune.” In an internet ad released by Pawlenty’s presidential campaign, snippets of UCubed’s Bite Back ad and its moving map of unemployment
Read moreYoung Machinists (l to r) Angela Hemler, Tracey Dolina and Bridget Fitzgerald took part in the 117th Annual Convention of the New York State Council of Machinists in Niagara Falls, NY. More than 100 delegates, guests and speakers took part in the 117th Annual Convention of the New York State Council of Machinists in Niagara
Read moreLeah Ganj-Bakhsh, Communicator and website editor for District 10 in Milwaukee, WI, has received an invitation to work as a Peace Corps Health Information Communication Technology Advisor in Ethiopia. “I’m excited to serve in the Peace Corps, as it will complete my personal trifecta of service: Military service, AmeriCorps and now Peace Corps service,” said
Read moreThe story behind a courageous band of civil rights activists who challenged segregation in the American South in 1961 is being retold in a new PBS documentary. “Freedom Riders” is the powerful, harrowing story of more than 400 black and white Americans who risked their lives by traveling together on buses and trains through the
Read moreMembers of IAM District 65 in Fort Drum, NY ratified their first contract with Defense Support Services (DS2) by a 98 percent margin. The new agreement provides a general wage increase of 3.25 percent, a Lead premium of $2.00 per hour, grievance procedure language, an improved Health and Welfare Benefits Plan and a reduced premium
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