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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), speaking at the 2014 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, has made a name for herself in Congress by pushing the envelope on financial reform. (Photos: Bill Burke / Page One Photography) The odds weren’t in favor of Elizabeth Warren becoming the first female Senator from Massachusetts. Warren, the daughter
Read moreIAM negotiators are finalizing a package of contract proposals that will be presented to UPS representatives on May 20 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where both sides will meet to hammer out a new agreement that will cover nearly 4,000 IAM-represented mechanics at more than 100 UPS and UPS Freight locations nationwide. IAM members at UPS
Read moreThe entrance to Brody Mine No. 1 in Wharton, WV remains closed after two workers were killed on the job Monday, May 12, 2014. The IAM mourns two Boone County, WV coal miners who died on the job on Monday, May 12, 2014. Eric D. Legg, 48, and Gary P. Hensley, 46, were fatally injured
Read moreFew people realize that in 2014 child labor is still a major concern in the United States. Even fewer people realize a significant amount of that concern is centered around children working in tobacco farms in the South. Under U.S. law, children under the age of 18 can’t buy cigarettes, but they can legally work
Read moreToday, fast food workers around the world engaged in a one-day strike for higher wages and the right to join a union. The events – which are a part of the growing “Fight for Fifteen” movement – took place on May 15 as a symbol of the $15 minimum wage U.S. workers deserve to be
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