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Congress’s recent budget agreement is being hailed as an example of bipartisan compromise in Washington, D.C. But some labor union leaders and policy analysts have deep concerns about the deal. They say the fiscal agreement harms many federal workers and jobless Americans.
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger recently spoke to national media outlets, including C-SPAN, about a law known as Fast Track. Passed four-decades ago under the Nixon administration, Fast Track gives the president complete power to negotiate U.S. trade deals without congressional input. Yet, corporate America is allowed help craft the president’s Fast Track trade deals,
Read moreLabor union activists in Washington, DC protested against the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a right-wing, big-business-oriented lobbying group in town to woo politicians.
Read moreIt was raining cats and dogs in Vegas, but that didn’t keep the pups from coming out to play. Or stop the Machinists from raising the money needed to keep the Guide Dogs of Ameirca goig strong for years to come.
Read moreBuilding bridges, not walls between workers of different generations was the theme of this years Retirees Conference.
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