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Striking members of IAM Local 2159 in Sandusky, OH took their picket on the road to U.S. Tsubaki headquarters in Wheeling, IL to call attention to the company’s refusal to engage in good faith efforts to settle the strike. Members of IAM Local 2159 loaded into a van in the early morning hours to travel
Read moreU.S. Postal Service (USPS) will be hiring thousands of workers as a result of the new contract negotiated by the American Postal Workers Union (APWU). In many instances, the USPS must hire veterans before civilians, provided they are on the appropriate hiring register. The Postal Service is posting the positions on its employment web page,
Read moreAsia’s supply chain is strangling American jobs. And the tug of war between Asian governments and U.S.-based multi-national companies causes excruciating pain for America’s workers and small business. Soon Congress will begin debate on the South Korea – United States Free Trade Agreement, or KORUS FTA for short. Promoted as a good deal to expand
Read moreA narrow conservative majority on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court upheld GOP Governor Scott Walker’s union-busting budget bill and cleared the way for its implementation. The court’s decision to vacate an injunction against the bill by lower court judge Maryann Sumi is highly suspect. The court ignored relevant facts and decided the case the same
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) joined thousands of labor activists and progressive bloggers at the 2011 Netroots Nation Convention in Minneapolis, MN. Dozens visited the UCubed booth for brochures, a chance to see UCubed’s newest online political ad The Game, to ask questions about UCubed’s 21–point Hire US, America plan and to receive free JOBS
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