The online portion of the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Open House Silent Auction is now open. The auction will run to June 6, 2012, with the live event taking place on June 9, 2012. “One of the main attractions of the GDA Open House has always been our exciting Silent Auction, where we offer
Read moreDelegates planning to attend the 2012 IAM Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, ON will soon receive detailed instructions regarding travel dates, hotel reservations and other important information. A package of information will be mailed from IAM headquarters on June 8, 2012 to help delegates prepare for what is expected to be an historic and highly
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) this week announced results of an investigation into allegations of misconduct by the Association of Flight Attendants-Communications Workers of America (AFA-CWA) during last year’s representation election for Flight Attendants at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental and Continental Micronesia. While the NMB did find that the
Read moreIn an act of solidarity that secures their place in union history books, members of Local 851 in Joliet, IL, voted overwhelmingly this week to reject a concession-packed contract from heavy-equipment maker Caterpillar, Inc. Nearly 800 members walked off the job on May 1 after rejecting an initial offer that froze wages, doubled health care
Read moreThe more than 600 union members who perished on September 11, 2001 as a result of the terrorists’ attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania were inducted collectively into Labor’s International Hall of Fame at the 2012 induction ceremony held recently at AFL-CIO headquarters in Washington, DC. “We are extremely proud to be able
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