A boom in communications may not be enough for the U.S. economy to recover. According to the Progressive Policy Institute, balanced trade and adding nearly four million manufacturing jobs could work.
Read moreIAMAW Communications Representative Valana Reid took part in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer in Washington, DC, with the help of her union brothers and sisters. Reid walked in honor of her grandmother and hopes to make future walks a tradition for years to come.
Read moreAs the U.S. economy sputters along, older workers such as laid-off Machinists members, are finding it incredibly hard to find stable employment. Economists say a younger and inexperienced employees is will often work for less pay than the older and more experienced job workers.
Read moreUnion women earn more than non-union women. But 50 years after the Equal Pay Act passed in 1963, most women still make 77-cents for every dollar that men make. The Paycheck Fairness Act could update the Equal Pay Act, but it has lingered in Congress for 15 years.
Read moreEvery business…small, medium or large needs a line of credit. That’s especially true for American exporters, selling American goods overseas.
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