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Workers in states with so-called “right-to-work” laws on average receive a disproportionate amount of public assistance, compared with the federal income taxes they pay, than workers in states that require every worker to pay their fair share for union representation, according to a report released by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers say right-to-work
Read moreThe 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference will be held November 20-22, 2014 in Las Vegas. The celebration will kick off Thursday, November 20 with the 14th Annual Las Vegas – Hawgs for Dogs Motorcycle Ride and the Sporting Clay Event hosted by IAM Local 845 to benefit GDA. On Friday, November 21, the
Read moreAlliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Rich Fiesta speaks outside a Social Security field office in Washington, DC, just before delivering a petition demanding Social Security field offices stay open throughout the U.S. Half-a-million Americans have signed onto a petition by Social Security advocacy groups demanding that the program’s community field offices stay open throughout
Read moreApproximately 320 IAM Local 2069 members are on strike against Schneider Electric in Peru, IN. The workers hit the streets at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014. IAM members voted to reject the company’s final offer, which would have taken away a long-standing defined benefit pension plan. The rejected proposal had minimal wage increases
Read moreMissouri Governor Jay Nixon speaks at a press conference to announce St. Louis workers will supply parts for the Boeing 777X program. At the announcement were state legislators, Boeing officials, Midwest Territory General Vice President Phil Gruber, standing behind Nixon in blue jacket, and IAM representatives from District 837. IAM members of District 837 in St.
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