At a time when the country is busy executing several major wildfire and hurricane recovery operations, the Department of Labor (DOL) Job Corps administration is set to close several facilities that provide auxiliary manpower for wildland firefighting and disaster recovery operations.
Read moreYou can’t build a car, most kitchen appliances or even a computer without a fastener. So here’s to the 120 workers of IAM Local Lodge 2396 at Stanley Engineered Fasteners in Hopkinsville, KY who just ratified an agreement that will keep these workers living the American Dream for another three years.
Read moreThe award for Labor & Public Policy was given by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. The awards celebration, now in its 20th year, honors individuals who pay it forward by dedicating their lives and careers to economic empowerment, civil rights, workers’ rights, women’s rights, voting rights and social justice for all.
Read moreLast summer Maria Caban faced a challenge that would have stopped most people in their tracks. Thanks to her husband, her determination and her union family, she was able to get back on her feet, one being prosthetic.
Read moreThe Machinists offer our heartfelt condolences to the victims and families of the Las Vegas shooting. We are thankful for the first responders who helped save lives through their heroic efforts. It is our hope that collective action and the spirit of resiliency will carry us through this senseless and violent tragedy.
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