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Standing at the site of the April 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse in Bangladesh, families hold pictures of their loved ones still to be traced. A group of survivors of the collapse say they are encouraged by news of the Accord on Fire and Building Safety, a landmark agreement that aims to improve factory safety
Read moreYvonne Rosen, a member of the IAM’s Maine Lobstermen’s Union, tosses back undersized lobsters while pulling traps off the coast of Maine. (Courtesy: Craig Dilger for The New York Times) The IAM’s year-long campaign to help establish the Maine Lobstermen’s Union was given extensive print and photo coverage in the October 10 edition of the
Read moreThe federal government reopened Thursday after a 16-day shutdown. The shutdown, triggered by Tea Party conservatives, rattled the already-fragile U.S. and global economies, closed federal agencies, furloughed hundreds of thousands of federal workers and drove the country to the brink of default. Senate and House members pushed through an eleventh-hour spending deal to fund the
Read moreThe IAM App is embarking on its third year with the launch of IAM Mobile 3.0, a new cutting-edge tool that lets IAM members stay up-to-date with their union like never before. The new IAM Mobile 3.0, available for download on your smartphone or tablet at mobile.goiam.org, combines all of the IAM’s popular online functions
Read moreIf there is a bright side to the GOP government shutdown, it may be the decision by the House Education and the Workforce Committee to postpone an October 10 hearing to consider “pension reform” and changes to laws governing the nation’s multi-employer pension plans. Unfortunately, the ominously titled hearing; “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: How
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