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President Barack Obama’s proposed budget promises to send thousands of U.S. space workers to a new frontier: the unemployment line. The president is proposing to shut down NASA’s Constellation program and contract the work to private companies. Constellation’s mission is to return man to the Moon, and ultimately Mars. The budget provision, if passed, could
Read moreWomen of color face an enormous wealth gap when compared to the rest of society, says a new report by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. However, the wealth gap is far narrower for minority women belonging to a union, says one official. The report released at the “Economic Security for Women” symposium in
Read moreI am Union. I am Sportsman. I Belong. If you’re a hunter or fisherman, these are more than just words…they’re a statement about who you are and what you believe in. They’re just one reason why you belong in the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance, the hunting and fishing club exclusively for union members, retirees and their
Read moreRetired Local Lodge 2763 member Robert Harrison of Memphis, TN recently found himself overwhelmed with hospital bills, but Union Plus was able to provide fast financial relief through their Medical Bill Negotiating Service and by providing a $1,000 Hospital Care Grant. “The costs of tests and hospitalizations were enormous,” said Harrison, who’s been hospitalized twice
Read moreAfter more than a year since the launch of the IAM’s JOBS Now! campaign, legislation to quickly reverse high unemployment by hiring the unemployed to work in the public sector has finally been introduced. Rep. George Miller, Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, released details of the “Local Jobs for America Act” Wednesday.
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