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Unemployment in the U.S. climbed to the highest rate since April 1983, prompting IAM President Tom Buffenbarger to liken the crisis to ‘Midnight in America.’ “Our country is in the midst of an historic jobs crisis,” declared Buffenbarger in remarks before the 2009 No Limits Public Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. “There is a momentum
Read moreAs the nation prepares for a day of remembrance and celebration of the men and women who risk their lives in service to our country, lawmakers approved new legislation providing predictable health care funding for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. President Barack Obama recently signed The Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act. The
Read moreInstructors and staff from the William Winpisinger Center showcased high-tech union careers at the 2nd annual Youth In Technology Summit, held October 31, 2009, in La Plata, MD. The Center sponsored a booth featuring the diverse products and services made and provided by IAM members, and answered questions about the career tracks that lead toward
Read moreTwo hundred employees of Toronto Ground Airport Services are the newest members of Local 2323 in Malton, ON, following a hard-fought organizing win. “This is a very rewarding victory over an aggressive and anti-union employer,” said District 140 Organizer Ian Morland. “This campaign has been underway since May and it involved terminations and worker intimidation
Read moreWith more than 31 million Americans still facing rising unemployment, poverty and foreclosures, PBS host Bill Moyers interviewed renowned economist James Galbraith, professor of economics at the University of Texas, about how to get the U.S. out of the current economic crisis. Galbraith’s answer: JOBS. “We’re at the bottom,” says Galbraith of the current recession,
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