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January 4, 2010 is the deadline to submit comments to the National Mediation Board (NMB) in support of a proposed rule change that would be the most significant advance in decades for air and rail workers’ voting rights. While thousands of comments have already been sent, the IAM is urging all members to submit comments
Read moreThis year’s MLK Holiday Observance will honor the students who triggered dozens of similar protests around the country when they sat down at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, NC, on February 1, 1960. The 2010 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance will be take place January 14-18 in Greensboro, NC, and will
Read moreSenate lawmakers voted 60-39 over the weekend to invoke cloture and move directly to debate on health care reform. Deliberations on the bill are expected to begin Monday, November 30th. While the vote marks a major victory for reform advocates, the battle in the Senate has just begun. Additionally, the Senate’s version of health care
Read moreMore than 1,500 cowpokes, cowgirls, rustlers, rounders and buckaroos gathered in Las Vegas, NV, last week for a western-themed benefit to celebrate the work of Guide Dogs of America (GDA). The annual event recognizes IAM locals, districts and individuals who volunteer countless hours of service to raise funds for the non-profit GDA, which breeds, trains
Read moreRecent news reports show stimulus funds are being used to create jobs in China and further decimate the U.S. manufacturing base. Several companies, including General Electric Co. (GE) and Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, have announced a joint venture with China to create a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in Texas. The American companies are
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