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IAM-represented flight attendants are fighting for a minimum 10-hours rest. They want it included in the FAA Reauthorization Bill so it will match the 10-hour minimum provided to commercial airline pilots. Flight attendants lobbied on Capitol Hill in January and plan to return this month.
Read moreU.S. Representative Louise Slaughter, a tough 15-term congresswoman from upstate New York, is speaking out against the U.S. government for allowing Malaysia to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or the TPP. Slaughter says the Asian country has a horrible human rights record.
Read moreVoter rights groups and progressive members of Congress are warning Washington about the potential 2016 election fallout associated with the politicians who support the TPP.
Read moreA heated progressive movement warmed-up a winter day in Washington, D.C. by expressing displeasure about the Trans Pacific Partnership, also known as the TPP. Trade unions, such as the IAM, joined pro-labor politicians at Congress and advocacy groups, such as Public Citizen, to criticize the tyrannical trade deal.
Read moreThe IAM legal department is keeping close tabs on a public sector union case at the Supreme Court. If justices rule in favor of the plaintiffs, a group of 10 anti-union teachers, right-to-work could gain momentum and ultimately steamroll working families.
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