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  • iMail , News May 9, 2013

    Flight Attendants Continue ‘No-Knives’ Push

    Lawyers for nine organizations representing 400,000 aviation professionals, passengers and law enforcement officers filed a legal petition this week with Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole and copied to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano seeking to rescind plans to allow knives in the aircraft cabins for the first time since 9/11. “The Transportation Security Administration and

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  • iMail , News May 9, 2013

    Court: Workers’ Rights Not Welcome in Workplace

    The D.C. Circuit Court ruled Tuesday that requiring businesses to post a notice of workers’ rights to organize violates the employers’ right to free speech. It reverses an August 2011 regulation set forth by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that was meant to increase knowledge of employee rights to join a union, bargain collectively

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  • iMail , News May 7, 2013

    Mark Your Calendars for a GDA Weekend in Las Vegas

    People come from all over the country to participate in the Guide Dogs of America training classes, which have set up thousands of people with a guide dog free of charge. The Guide Dogs of America will be holding their 33rd annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet on Nov. 23, 2013, at Bally’s Hotel &

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  • iMail , News May 7, 2013

    Lockout of Six Flags Ride Mechanics Threatens Patrons

    Less than 24 hours after ride mechanics represented by the IAM were locked out at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA, a popular ride in the park broke down putting patrons at risk. Negotiations between park management and the ride mechanics ended in part because park officials wouldn’t agree to mandatory safety training that

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  • iMail , News May 7, 2013

    GOP Continues March to End 40-Hour Workweek

    Just two days after coming back from vacation, House Republicans are wasting no time pushing legislation that would hurt working families. House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor joined Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), sponsor of the deceptively-titled “Working Families Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1406), as they paraded the bill around Capitol Hill Tuesday. The

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