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Courtesy of FixtheSenateNow.org. After years of destructive Republican obstructionism of nominee confirmations, Senate Democrats have decided to change the chamber’s rules to allow an up or down vote on most nominations. Under the old rules, even though Democrats hold a 55 to 45 majority, Republican senators could mount a filibuster on nominee confirmations that required
Read moreThe enrollment deadline for the 2014 IAM Communications Department’s Communicator Course is December 6, 2013. The class will be held February 16-21, 2014 at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Southern Maryland. The Communicator course is designed for new lodge Communicators, or Communicators who are not publishing websites or newsletters and need
Read moreJesel Simpson’s photo of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines that she sent to her husband, IAM Local 735 member Nabuoku Maat El. When IAM Local 735 member Nabuoku Maat El of Nashville, TN, received word that one of the worst storms in recorded history was bearing down on his wife’s hometown of
Read moreIn a November 19 letter to all U.S. Senators, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger urges support for an important amendment to strengthen “Buy American” requirements for U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) procurement contracts. The amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act is sponsored by Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy and would ensure that U.S. tax
Read moreIn today’s GOP voter suppression news, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory defends his state’s recent and controversial changes to early voting, saying he and fellow GOP lawmakers “didn’t shorten early voting, we compacted the calendar.” “And Americans never enslaved people, we merely narrowed the scope of their free will,” reads the Huffington Post Hill newsletter.
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