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Citing a failure to grasp the depth and misery of the jobless crisis he helped create, Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) today called for the resignation of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. “In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Secretary Geithner cherry-picked the facts to portray an America on the ‘path to recovery,’” said
Read moreThe IAM has filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) seeking a single carrier ruling for Delta Stores employees. A single carrier ruling is required before having a union representation election, and a separate ruling must be made for each classification seeking an election. This follows previous applications for Fleet Service (Ramp &
Read moreMerrill Manufacturing continued its practice of stonewalling negotiations and prolonging a strike that began on March 24, 2010 by members of Local 2362 in Merrill, WI. The IAM indicated through a federal mediator that it was willing to modify some of its positions to reach a settlement. During a meeting between Merrill and the IAM,
Read moreMembers of Local 1295 in Sarnia, ON, who are employed as Medical Attendants by Voyageur Patient Transfer Services are all smiles after ratifying their first collective agreement. “These people joined the Machinists for better representation, wages and respect on the job and I think we delivered that in this first collective agreement,” explained District 78
Read moreAs members of Congress return home for their August recess, greet them with demands to put America’s unemployed back to work. Rally your community by ordering Hire US, America yard signs and bumper stickers today. Hire US, America is a 21-point plan for addressing the current jobs crisis. The plan, fashioned by UCubed job activists,
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