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Democrats proved triumphant in two recall elections prompted by the Republican Party in the state of Wisconsin. Senators Bob Wirch and Jim Holperin were among the 14 senators who left the state in February in protest of Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to strip state workers’ of their collective bargaining rights. Both lawmakers beat Republican
Read moreA new IAM graphic details steps to achieving fair U.S. trade policy, as opposed to the unfair, seriously-flawed South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements now under debate in Washington. Fair trade puts people and their communities before billionaire CEOs and their transnational corporations who have no loyalty to the workers who made them
Read moreNot since anchorman Howard Beale’s iconic rant in the classic 1976 film ‘Network’ has a syndicated columnist gone off the rails as eloquently as the Washington Post’s Steven Pearlstein in his August 13 column: ‘Blame for financial mess starts with the corporate lobby.’ Drafted in the form of a letter to business leaders who claim
Read moreCalifornia Republican Rep. Darrell Issa is drawing heat from fellow members of Congress for his sustained and controversial advocacy on behalf of The Boeing Company. Earlier this week, Issa issued a highly unusual subpoena for an extensive list of confidential documents related to the NLRB’s pending complaint against The Boeing Company. In a letter to
Read moreDonald “Don” Gadley, a 20-year member of IAM Local 1580, died from injuries sustained while at work last week. He was employed by Dresser-Rand in Wellsville, NY. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family,” said IAM Eastern Territory GVP Lynn Tucker. “Going to work everyday to provide for your family
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