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Standing tall and proud, livery drivers employed by Town Car International in New York, join with District 15 representatives to celebrate after winning IAM representation. A courageous group of nearly 200 drivers employed by Town Car International in Long Island City, NY, overcame a fierce anti-union campaign to cast ballots this week for IAM representation.
Read moreBaltimore APRI Chapter President Dr. Lorretta Johnson, right, presents IAM Chief of Staff to the International President Diane Babineaux with the 2012 APRI Legacy Award. At an awards ceremony in Baltimore, MD, the president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute’s Baltimore chapter presented the group’s 2012 Legacy Award to Diane Babineaux in recognition of her
Read moreA federal government watchdog has discovered more disturbing details in the funneling of confidential information by GOP National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Terence Flynn to groups involved in litigation and lobbying against the labor board. According to the NLRB’s inspector general, Flynn’s disclosure of deliberative information to a Romney advisor and others was
Read moreDespite an alarmingly low public profile, the latest global free trade agreement (FTA) known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) continues to make progress with advocates pressing for congressional approval by the end of the summer. The TPP would be an agreement among the U.S. and the eight Pacific Rim nations of Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia,
Read moreTCU National President Robert Scardelletti issued a statement on the passage of the so-called Ryan Budget in the U.S. House of Representatives. The measure includes a provision stating railroad retirement benefits “are more generous than Social Security.” The budget goes on to call for legislation to conform railroad retirement Tier 1 benefits “so that its
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