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President 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
Read moreThe IAM today announced that an insufficient number of Delta Air Lines’ Passenger Service and Reservation employees have voted to secure union representation. Delta Air Lines’ continued illegal interference in union elections has once again denied employees their legal right to elections free from intimidation. By December 9, 2010, the IAM will present evidence of
Read moreThe IAM has asked the National Mediation Board (NMB) to hold a representation election for more than 3,200 Fleet Service, Passenger Service and Reservation employees of Orlando-based AirTran Airways. “AirTran employees do not want to go through a merger with Southwest Airlines without union protections,” said IAM District 141 President Rich Delaney. “Even if the
Read moreWhether you’re ready or not, the holiday season comes every year toward the end of big game season. And if you’re like many sportsmen, you’d rather sit in the woods until your fingers and face go numb than set foot in a shopping mall near Christmas. So forget big crowds and the hassle of figuring
Read moreThe Global Union Federation, Builders and Woodworkers International and its U.S. affiliate, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), are today launching a global campaign to educate workers and consumers about human and labor rights abuses at IKEA suppliers. The initial focus of the campaign is on working conditions at Swedwood, an IKEA-owned
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