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Right-to-work (for less) laws are wrong for New Mexico and it’s time to stick with the facts, say state Democratic leaders in two op-eds published in southwestern New Mexico public television and radio station KRWG. NEW MEXICO RESIDENTS: Tell the New Mexico House of Representatives to reject Right-to-Work (For Less). A bill, recently passed by
Read moreLongtime IAM activist Clarence Gaskins, second from right, is honored with the “Lifetime of Service to Working Families” award. From left, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy, Gaskins, and Connecticut State Council of Machinists President John Harrity. In 1960, IAM Local 700 member Clarence Gaskins was denied his right to vote. Last
Read moreBurn barrels were an essential part of the five-month strike by members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY, where temperatures on the picket line regularly dropped below zero. Members of Local 2105 in Falconer, NY this week voted to ratify a five-year agreement with Monofrax, a company that makes fusion cast refractories used in the
Read moreIAM Local 219 members on strike at the Bluegrass Station Army Depot in Lexington, KY, recently showed up to the local county courthouse to protest a local effort by national conservative advocacy groups to pass right-to-work (for less) legislation at the county level. Thanks to their overwhelming show of opposition, the proposal was withdrawn “until
Read moreThe last piece of timber leaves the California Redwood Company’s Korbel, CA facility on January 29, 2015. With the holidays on the minds of IAM members at the California Redwood Company (CRC) in Korbel, CA in early December 2014, the company issued a notice informing employees of the plant’s impending closure. The company is transitioning
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