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The IAM will host the 2011 International Human Rights Conference from September 1 – 5 at the Buena Vista Palace in the Walt Disney Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL. The event will highlight the importance of diversity in the house of labor and will include the concerns of women activists, human rights activists, younger workers
Read moreThe Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), an Australian union representing woodworkers down under, called on holiday shoppers to boycott retail furniture giant IKEA, over the refusal by a U.S. subsidiary to allow its workers to join a union. “It is Scrooge-like at this time of year for IKEA, which makes billions in profits,
Read moreIn an op-ed published on the Huffington Post, Leo Hindery, Chairman of the Smart Globalization Initiative at the New America Foundation, delves into what he calls the “political disconnect” between union and non-union workers and the need for political candidates to understand it. “Aligning politically the interests of workers – all workers,” says Hindery “is
Read moreThe IAM will conduct the 2011 Federal Employees’ Basic Program at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center (WWW), in Hollywood, MD, during the week of March 13-18. The program will involve training in areas specific to the Federal Sector such as collective bargaining, the Hatch Act & legislative action, Prohibited Personnel Practices, Unfair
Read moreBecause President Obama had just 10 days to sign the Zadroga bill after its Dec.22 passage, he did so while on vacation in Hawaii. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The $4.3 billion measure, named after a police officer who died of respiratory disease contracted during 9/11 rescue operations, will be funded by fees
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