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Civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) will posthumously be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a White House ceremony later this year. In anticipation of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, President Obama will posthumously award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to labor, civil and human rights activist Bayard Rustin. Rustin and Brotherhood
Read moreIAM Eastern Territory General Vice President Lynn D. Tucker, Jr. and the Seaway Task Force (STF) have joined in a combined effort to denounce recent attacks on the Jones Act, which provides meaningful employment for hundreds of thousands of workers in maritime-related jobs. The Jones Act requires that all goods transported by water between U.S.
Read moreBeth Bergevin, left, a teacher at Mariner High School in Everett, WA, participates in a drilling exercise as part of a two-week “externship” put on by IAM District 751 and the Boeing Co. (Courtesy: IAM District 751) A select group of Seattle-area high school math and science teachers now have real-life examples of why it’s
Read moreLeft to right: Linda Carringer, CNA, District Lodge 711 Business Representative Mike Lee and Susan Denning, CNA, with the new IAM contract for nurses at the Golden Living Center in Springfield, TN. Solidarity has paid off for about 50 Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) at the Golden Living Center in Springfield,
Read moreBirthdays can serve as a time to celebrate, reflect or – for some of us – simply wish there were a few less candles on the cake. For Social Security, which turns 78 on Wednesday, August 14, it’s a call to action. Since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law on
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