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Vote Online for America’s Worst Boss The votes are in for the first installment of Working America’s My Bad Boss Contest. The competition included bosses who denied workers time off to attend funerals, and one who made workers write training manuals for their overseas replacements. Of the 15,000 votes cast for this week’s Bad Boss
Read moreLabor College Honors IAM Graduates Ten IAM members who earned Bachelor’s degrees from the AFL-CIO’s National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD were honored at the College’s eighth annual graduation ceremony. The IAM members were part of a 106-member graduating class who earned Bachelor of Arts degrees and 16 union members who earned masters
Read moreUnions Win Big Victory for Federal Workers Civilian workers in the Defense Department facing the Bush administration’s relentless campaign to cut pay, benefits and collective bargaining rights can thank their unions for successfully lobbying Congress for an amendment to block anti-worker elements in the National Security Personnel System (NSPS). The amendment, HR 5631, sponsored
Read moreStrategic Changes at IAM Headquarters IP Tom Buffenbarger announced Assistant Director Neil Gladstein will become the next director of the IAM Strategic Resources following the departure in August of current Director Steve Sleigh. “Neil Gladstein has a long record of union service and I’m sure he’ll continue to do a superb job for this union
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