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Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner was dealt another blow to his right-wing agenda when the Illinois House unanimously shot down an anti-worker right-to-work bill. The governor’s plan included pushing for cities and counties to establish themselves as local right-to-work “empowerment zones.” Such zones would undermine unions and lead to a decline in wages and compensation.
Read moreMake plans now to join fellow IAM activists at the 2015 Women’s, Young Workers and Human Rights Conference from October 7-11, 2015 at the Caribe Hilton in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Click here for the official call letter, hotel reservation form and conference reservation form. A discounted registration fee of $100 is available to participants
Read moreU.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) addresses Machinists Union activists at the 2015 IAM Legislative Conference. (Photo: Bill Burke / Page One Photography) Hundreds of IAM members concluded a busy week of lobbying elected officials on behalf of all working Americans at the 2015 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger stressed
Read moreAfter bowing to strong pressure from the White House, enough Senate Democrats made concessions on Thursday to advance a bill that would eventually “Fast Track” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress without meaningful debate or any opportunity to offer amendments. The Senate, under pressure from IAM members and working people storming Capitol Hill this week,
Read moreThe AFL-CIO has released its latest Executive PayWatch report, and it isn’t pretty for America’s workers. The pay gap between CEOs and the typical worker widened to a whopping 373-to-1 in 2014. The average production and nonsupervisory worker earned only $36,000, while executives of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index received, on average, $13.5 million
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