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Less than 48 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, six Republican-led states are moving forward with laws proven to have adverse effects on the abilities of minorities, young people, the elderly and the poor to exercise their right to vote. In a 5-4 decision,
Read moreNeville Hamilton Former IAM Canadian Director of Communications Neville Hamilton passed away on June 27, 2013, at the age of 74. Hamilton came to the IAM in 1986 after spending five years as the Administrative Assistant to Canadian Labour Congress President Dennis McDermott. Hamilton started as a journalist whose career took him from the Sherbrooke
Read moreLeft, a circa 1960 photo of African Americans marching for equal voting rights. The Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. Right, a 2013 rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court where, with a 5 to 4 vote, the Court’s conservative majority gutted a key provision of the landmark law. The U.S. Supreme Court
Read moreSeventy-five years ago today, with the American economy in the midst of the Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) into law. The landmark bill outlawed child labor, established the 40-hour work week, guaranteed overtime pay and instituted a national minimum wage. Opponents said it would stifle the economy
Read moreThe Supreme Court has announced they will consider a case against President Obama’s recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The ruling, which is expected to be handed down sometime this fall, will hinge on the Court’s interpretation of a president’s power to make recess appointments, which both Republican and Democratic administrations have
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