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The IAM is urging Congress to stop any further spending cuts for the F-35 program, a fighter jet built by IAM members which keeps our armed forces safe while defending U.S. interests around the globe. The President’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget request funds only 34 F-35s, eight less than was requested by the U.S. Navy
Read moreThe 2015 Federal Employees’ Basic Program will be held at the William W. Winpisinger (WWW) Education and Technology Center, in Hollywood, MD, during the weeks of February 8-13 and March 8-13, 2015. A Federal Employees’ Advanced Program will be held February 22-27, 2015. The Federal Employees’ Basic Program provides training specific to federal sector workers
Read moreMore than 140,000 viewers voted in Sportsman Channel’s 2011 Sportsman Choice Awards, and “Brotherhood Outdoors” took home the award for Best Combination (Hunting/Fishing) Show. Since then, the series has only gotten better, and we need your help to make sure the only union-dedicated outdoor show on television wins an award this year. Vote for “Brotherhood
Read moreHerbert Claros, Vice-Chairman of the Metalworkers’ Union of São José dos Campos, rallies Embraer workers in October 2013. Around 10,000 workers at the Brazilian aerospace company recently struck for fair wages and better profit sharing. Workers for Embraer in São José dos Campos, Brazil have vowed to continue their fight for fair wages after narrowly
Read moreThe #StopFastTrack Week of Action is in full swing as labor and other trade advocacy organizations across the country rally to stop Congress from passing “Fast Track Trade Authority,” legislation that would allow for the swift passage of the highly-flawed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Thousands of protesters took to the streets with door-to-door canvassing
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