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Thanks to House Speaker John Boehner and his fellow House Republicans, thousands of workers who lost their jobs as a result of outsourcing and unfair trade deals will be denied training and unemployment benefits. GOP lawmakers refused to vote on the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) reauthorization bill last week, allowing the much-needed benefits to expire.
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has sent a letter to Congress urging their opposition to the Bush-negotiated South Korea Free Trade Agreement and support for policies that build our manufacturing base and create jobs. “The recently announced trade agreement between Korea and the U.S. (KORUS FTA) fails to move our trade policies in the right
Read moreHouse Republicans have this week blocked a vote on a bill that would extend training and unemployment benefits to workers who lost their job as a result of foreign trade. The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) reauthorization bill was pulled from the House floor as Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), Chairman of the House Ways & Means
Read moreHardy Williams (L) and Benny Adair with 7-ton Mother Jones Workers’ Memorial. Photo by Berry Craig. When Machinists say they’re going to do something, they do it, even if an eight-hour trip turns into a two-day ordeal that included three flat tires. Benny Adair, District 154 DBR and Vice President of the AFL-CIO Western Kentucky
Read moreLL 2003 Negotiating Committee members Jamie Littlefield and Randy Garrett negotiating with Winpisinger Center Director Chris Wagoner Local 2003 at Ft. Rucker, AL is preparing for tough negotiations with Army Fleet Support. The 3,600 IAM members at the Army helicopter base test, fly and maintain the large helicopter fleet at the base, providing safe, quality
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