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Media pundits and news outlets lit into the Republican party last week after the GOP’s hypocritical pouncing on a scandal that broke at a Phoenix Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital. Reports allege hospital administrators falsified records in order to cover up a reported backlog. Officials believe the treatment delays may have led to the deaths of
Read moreThe 2014 Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) National Convention will take place in Houston at the Hilton Americas from August 6 to 8, 2014. The convention brings together important Hispanic and labor leaders; local, state and national political figures; and a diverse coalition of non-profits, think-tanks and community-service organizations to create LCLAA’s agenda
Read moreColeen Suffield, owner of South Seneca Auto Care in Wichita, KS, offers IAM District 70 members discounts on parts and labor through the Machinists Advantage Partnership Program. Local businesses in Wichita, KS are quickly signing up to become a part of IAM District 70’s Machinists Advantage Partnership Program (MAPP), which provides exclusive discounts and benefits
Read moreAn Army soldier places an American flag in front of a grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia as part of a Memorial Day tradition started in 1948. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Army) Sisters and Brothers, Memorial Day is a day to remember our fallen service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice
Read moreU.S. Virgin Islands Local 340 recently notched its fifth organizing win in three years when seven maintenance and office administration workers at Hertz Rental Car in St. Croix voted unanimously to join the IAM. They become the first non-government employees from the U.S. Virgin Islands to join the IAM. “The name of the IAM is
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