Union members and community activists protested outside Rep. Steny Hoyer’s Waldorf, MD office, asking the Congressman to take a stand and vote no on Fast-Track or Trade Promotion Authority (TPA). The process would allow the President to secretly negotiate trade deals and send those deals to Congress for a yes or no vote without any
Read moreSeveral hundred Machinist members gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual IAM Legislative conference. While there, attendees politically strategized and mobilized against a potentially disastrous U.S. trade deal known as the Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP.
Read morePopular minister Dr. William J. Barber II, a pastor from North Carolina, is encouraging organized labor unions to fight for the middle-class, a cause he calls Biblically based.
Read moreThe IAM honored its fallen members during the Workers’ Memorial Day ceremony at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland on April 28. There was also a special remembrance. Relatives, friends and colleagues of those who have passed away during the past year attended the annual event, which aims to mourn
Read moreClarence remembers the long, hard journey he had to take to gain the right to vote and today he makes sure that right isn’t lost for others.
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