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A new report refutes right-wing claims about unions by revealing some of the benefits of unions that extend far beyond union members themselves. Beyond the Weekend by American Rights at Work (ARAW) shows union members are having positive impacts on jobs, health care, education and their communities. The report’s key findings show that building trades
Read moreConstruction of the Hoover Dam employed more than 21,000 Americans at the height of the Great Depression. Seventy-six years ago on March 1, 1936, contractors completed their work on the Hoover Dam two years ahead of schedule and turned it over to the U.S. government. The project was one of many infrastructure investments made during
Read moreThere is less than a week to vote in one of the largest airline elections in history for more than 17,000 Passenger Service and Reservations employees at the new United Airlines. The voting deadline is 2 PM Eastern Standard Time on March 7, 2012. The election is being conducted by the National Mediation Board, the
Read moreA state court judge in Portland, ME this week issued a decisive ruling regarding defamation and libel charges brought against IAM leaders by former officials of Local Lodge S6 in Bath, ME. In the conclusion of a 21-page decision, Business and Consumer Judge A.M. Horton granted a request for Summary Judgment in favor of the
Read moreThe Ontario Labour Relations Board will hear charges of unfair labour practices against Dominion Motors filed by IAM Local 1120. Local 1120 members have been locked out of their jobs at the auto dealership since February 13, 2012. “This employer waited until just before closing on Friday, February 10 to post the lock-out notice, when
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