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Applications are now available for the 2011 Union Plus Scholarship, which is open to union members, their spouses and dependent children. Individuals must be accepted into an accredited college or university, community college, or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued. Union Plus has awarded more than $3 million to
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Commerce reports U.S. companies hauled in a record $1.66 trillion last quarter. Meanwhile, a report conducted by the world’s first consulting firm for dislocated workers shows the highest level of job cuts since March. Despite the sluggish economy, the Commerce report is the highest figure recorded since the government began keeping
Read moreIn a message broadcast to activists and allies, the Union of Unemployed, or UCubed, measures the proposed tax cut for millionaires against what it could mean for America’s unemployed. “Right now, Republicans in Congress want to extend the $50,000 Bush tax cut for each millionaire. That tax cut equals one week of extended unemployment benefits
Read moreIAM members at Pratt & Whitney in Connecticut voted overwhelmingly to approve a contract that protects workers impacted by the planned closure of two Pratt & Whitney factories in Cheshire and the CARO facility in East Hartford. The agreement was unanimously recommended by the union’s negotiating committee and clearly demonstrates the value of collective bargaining when
Read morePresident Obama late Monday night announced a “bipartisan” agreement that would extend a series of Bush-era tax cuts another two years in exchange for 13 additional months of extended unemployment insurance for some of the jobless. The proposed compromise comes after a several-month stalemate by Republicans refusing to extend jobless benefits for millions of unemployed
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