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A new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) paints a grim picture for tens of thousands of workers at federal agencies facing more than $1.2 TRILLION in impending sequestration cuts set to take effect on January 1, 2013. The massive report, issued as required by the recently-approved Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012,
Read moreThe Obama White House filed a lawsuit against China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) for illegally subsidizing exports in its autos and auto parts sectors, a practice that puts U.S. auto parts manufacturers and some 800,000 American workers at a competitive disadvantage and encourages the outsourcing of auto parts production to China. The U.S.
Read moreA Wisconsin judge overturned most of Republican Governor Scott Walker’s attack on public employee collective bargaining rights last week. The ruling by Dane County Judge Juan Colas overturns parts of Walker’s ban on collective bargaining and returns the law to its status before the legislation was passed and signed by Walker in March 2011. The
Read moreLocal 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell (left) was chosen to introduce President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, OH, where the President vowed to protect U.S. auto and steel workers from unfair duties levied by China on American-made cars. Local 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell admitted he was stunned to receive a phone
Read moreIAM delegates returned home from the 38th Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, ON carrying the message that union members’ interests at home can be protected by supporting workers’ struggles around the world. The quadrennial event concluded with a look at highlights since the first IAM convention was held in 1889, one year after the union
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