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Members of the House passed a resolution honoring the legacy of labor and civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph. Randolph is known as the father of the modern civil rights movement. He was a key player in organizing the March on Washington Movement and led the campaign to organize the Pullman Company which led to
Read moreDistrict 15 DBR James Conigliaro, Sr. was recently presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Peggy Browning Fund, in recognition for a union career that spans more than three decades of fighting for workers’ rights and shows no sign of ending anytime soon. The Peggy Browning Fund was established in 1997 in honor of
Read moreIn response to a State of the Union speech that was long on rhetoric and short on specifics, the IAM renewed its call for a more coordinated and aggressive response to the most serious jobs crisis since the Great Depression. “When one-fifth of America’s workforce is idled to some degree, the full force of government,
Read moreIn a State of the State address delivered earlier this week, Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle made special mention of last year’s high-profile fight to save jobs at the Mercury Marine facility in Fond du Lac, WI. Gov. Doyle praised IAM members and leaders who approved significant and divisive concessions to secure a pledge from Mercury
Read moreUr Union of Unemployed reacted strongly to the Republican response to the State of the Union address, calling the GOP position “worst than vacuous” on the jobs issue. “Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) could have laid out a jobs program equal to the depths of this Grave Recession. Instead, he offered empty promises, anemic programs and
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