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The clock is about to strike midnight for DynCorp. Despite months of talks, management at the military base contractor continues to drag its feet in negotiations with over 900 IAM Local 4 members at Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Southern Maryland. The company’s contract with the IAM expires Friday, August 30, 2013. The DynCorp
Read moreThe Justice Department is suing Texas over its controversial and discriminatory voter ID law, signaling a willingness of the Obama administration to protect minority voting rights despite a recent Supreme Court ruling that struck down a key section of the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The suit claims that Texas “knew or should have known that
Read moreIAM Executive Council Members, holding the banner from left to right, Eastern Territory GVP Lynn Tucker, Jr., GVP Diane Babineaux, Midwest Territory GVP Philip Gruber, GST Robert Roach, Jr., International President Tom Buffenbarger, and GVP Dora Cervantes, fourth from right, led a contingent of IAM members to the 50th anniversary celebration of the 1963 March
Read moreMadison firefighter Ted Higgins is arrested by WI State Capitol Police after participating in a Solidarity Sing Along on August 19, 2013. (Photo: Leslie Peterson) Add freedom of assembly to the list of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s enemies. A month ago, the Republican began ordering the arrest of people participating in noontime sing-alongs to protest
Read moreThe 2013 IAM Transportation Conference is the first to be chaired by IAM Transportation General Vice President Sito Pantoja, right. Also pictured, left to right, IAM General Vice President Diane Babineaux, IAM General Secretary-Treasurer Robert Roach, Jr., and IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger. The 2013 IAM Transportation Conference convened in Las Vegas, NV on the
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