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An article in The Washington Post confirms what the IAM has been saying all along: the Senate-proposed “Cadillac Tax” on health care benefits will not only affect union workers, but non-union workers, as well. “It happens often in Washington: A perception emerges and soon hardens into fact,” says the article. “Because organized labor took the
Read moreSenate Democrats have already begun congratulating themselves on securing enough votes to move forward with grossly inadequate legislation to address the most urgent issue facing the nation today, unemployment. By a 62-30 vote, the Senate approved a $15 billion package that provides $13 billion for companies who hire unemployed Americans and a payroll tax exemption
Read moreIAM Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. addressed a rally in Washington, D.C., calling for an end to the prohibition against union representation for nation’s 40,000 Transportation Security Officers. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the AFL-CIO are calling for an end to the Bush-era policy that has been used to prevent lawful
Read morePainters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) member Robin De Haven is being hailed nationally as a quick-thinking hero for his actions after anti-IRS fanatic Joseph Stack crashed his private plane into an Austin, TX, office building. De Haven, a 26-year-old Iraq war veteran, who is also a graduate of the Helmets to Hardhats program, immediately drove
Read moreThe ‘Jobs for America Now’ coalition is hosting a National Call-in Day on February 23, 2010, to urge members of Congress to support a full year extension of unemployment insurance and COBRA subsidies. Click here for more information and call-in instructions as well as tips how to make your call as effective as possible. Cutting off
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