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The AFL-CIO released a flyer announcing the five-day march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama, on March 4-9, 2012. The march, sponsored by the National Action Network, commemorates the historic voting rights march of 1965. Thousands from the civil, labor and human rights community are expected to participate. The 52-mile march will follow the original
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) ruled today that nearly 1,000 current IAM members whom United Airlines was seeking to remove from the voter eligibility list have the right to vote in the Passenger Service and Reservation election. In ruling for the IAM, the NMB overturned their own Investigators’ February 10 ruling favoring United. A complete
Read moreMillions of jobless Americans are – yet, again – slated to lose their unemployment benefits if Congress fails to extend benefits before February 29, 2012. A deal is currently on the table, but it includes numerous changes in unemployment policy brought forth by Republican members of Congress, including requiring jobless applicants to pass a high
Read moreNew members (l to r) Al Ortriz, Rick Miller, Frank Puydak and Howard Galarza were among a group of aircraft maintenance workers in New Orleans, LA who stood up to threats, intimidation and harrassment to win collective bargaining rights with the IAM. A determined group of aircraft maintenance workers employed at the Strategic Technologies Institute
Read moreH.R.7H.R.7More than 2,000 Amtrak workers could lose their jobs if the House version of the Surface Transportation Bill (H.R. 7) is passed into law. At a time when Amtrak ridership is at record highs, privatizing those positions will adversely affect service, safety and security on every train. In addition to privatizing the Amtrak jobs, many
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