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Lawmakers are preparing to vote on a bill that would create jobs and provide much-needed assistance to the unemployed. The “American Jobs, Closing Tax Loopholes and Preventing Outsourcing Act” (HR 4213) extends unemployment insurance benefits and reduced COBRA payments to the end of 2010, creates thousands of new jobs by extending the Temporary Assistance for
Read moreDon’t forget to get your entries in for the 2010 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The entry deadline is May 21. The contest is open to all local and district lodges that publish an official newsletter or website. The contest is also open to TCU lodges. Click here for the official call, contest rules and
Read moreThousands of labor activists and their allies marched down K Street, where lobbyists for the financial industry are leading the fight against much needed reform. More than two thousand labor activists gathered at the crossroads of money and politics in Washington, D.C. this week to shine a light on the K Street cowboys who
Read moreEarly reports from Union of Unemployed members in the Keystone State suggest that the unemployed are turning out in high numbers and voting with a vengeance. “Jobless voters are taking advantage of this opportunity to turn the screws and send a message,” said Rick Sloan, acting executive director of Ur Union of Unemployed. “The more
Read moreAn Iranian trade unionist, Farzad Kamangar, was secretly hanged in Iran on May 9, 2010. Kamangar, a 35-year-old teacher, was a member of the Teachers’ Union of Kurdistan. According to the International Metalworkers’ Federation, the threat of execution was pending since February 2008 when the union activist was accused of “endangering national security” and “enmity
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