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The process of crafting an emergency action plan for reversing the U.S. jobs crisis continues as thousands of UCubed job activists vote on a list of key policy recommendations. The results of the online survey will become the focal point of a nationwide campaign entitled Hire US, America. UCubed members have spent weeks deliberating the
Read moreStanding before more than 600 local and district representatives from the United States and Canada, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger vowed to do “whatever it takes” to protect and preserve the Machinists union. With more than 36,000 IAM members out of work in the current recession, representatives and staff members were reminded in the strongest
Read moreIn the latest chapter of a relationship that goes back decades, two members of the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) addressed more than 600 IAM representatives gathered in Houston for the 2010 National Staff Conference. Offensive lineman Chester Pitts (pictured at left) and running back Steve Slaton (pictured at right), both of the Houston Texans,
Read moreIAM District 19 has reached a tentative five-year agreement with Amtrak covering 555 Machinists at the nation’s passenger rail carrier. The tentative agreement, covering wages, health insurance and work rules, is being sent to the Amtrak membership for review and with a ratification recommendation from District 19. “This agreement was made possible by an effective
Read moreThe 10-week internship program gives college juniors, seniors and recent graduates experience in organizing, community activism and coalition building. This year, Union Summer for Jobs participants will work with the AFL-CIO Good Jobs Now campaign in Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and New York. They may help organize marches and rallies, talk with workers
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