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Terry Melvin is one year into his new presidency at the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). He’s only the second president in the labor organization’s 41-year history. Melvin is getting chapters ready for the 2014 elections and pledges to continue CBTU’s tradition of community involvement.
Read moreIf the Senate fails to act soon to approve the president’s five bipartisan National Labor Relations Board nominees, a move pushed by Republicans, many workplace protections could functionally disappear in August.
Read moreOver 200 members of Congress signed a letter demanding Senate Republican leaders allow a vote on President Obama’s picks to lead the NLRB. If GOP continues to refuse, the agency will not be able to operate and protect working-class Americans.
Read moreChris Radley is one of 500 new members of IAM’s Maine Lobstering Union, which scored two legislative victories this Spring: the defeat of a bill that promoted the practice of dragging and allowing the sale of incidentally-caught lobsters and the passage of another bill that allows lobsterers serving in the armed forces to maintain their
Read moreInstallation Day is a proud and time honored tradition at the IAM. It’s the day the newly elected council takes its place and the next chapter of IAM history begins.
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