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Clinton’s “Middle Class Express” Rolls Through Iowa Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) kicked off a campaign tour of Iowa on Saturday in a custom-painted bus called the “Middle Class Express.” Emblazoned with “Rebuilding the Road to the Middle Class” across the sides, the tour started in Cedar Rapids, where hundreds of union members and their families
Read moreBush Vetoes Children’s Health Insurance With total disregard to what the majority of Americans want, including members of his own party, President Bush vetoed legislation yesterday that would have provided new funding to cover an additional 4 million of the nation’s neediest children under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The program, set to
Read moreHelp Pass Bankruptcy Reform Bill Two similar bills, one in the U.S. Senate and another in the House of Representatives are aimed at protecting the interests of workers and retirees in corporate bankruptcies. “Wealthy executives get rewarded in bankruptcy for their failures while front-line workers shoulder the burden of corporate restructuring,” said Transportation GVP Robert
Read moreIAM Wins Recognition at Six UPS Freight Locations Approximately 85 UPS Freight maintenance employees at six locations have won card-check recognition for IAM representation thanks to their strong determination to join the IAM and a team of lodges from coast-to-coast working together on the campaign. Local Lodge 701 helped organize the Bedford Park and South
Read moreMachinists Support UAW Strikers at General Motors The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) joins with all of organized labor in supporting the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike against General Motors. “Their fight is our fight,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. “Job security is a paramount issue for all American workers. We
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