Ivan Alonzo, Vice President of LCLAA’s Connecticut chapter and the Health & Safety Representative at IAM Local 700 in Middletown, CT presents IAM Local 1871 President Pat Buzzee with food to restock Local 1871’s long-running food bank in Groton, CT. IAM Local 1871 in Groton, CT recently completed its 22nd year of providing Thanksgiving baskets
Read moreThe large meeting hall at District 70 in Wichita, KS is once again hosting the Annual Spirit of Labor Christmas Program, a joint effort with the Wichita/Hutchison Labor Federation to bring the holiday spirit to over 850 area children that wouldn’t otherwise have a Christmas. The District receives “Angels” from the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree
Read moreFinding that perfect gift this holiday season doesn’t have to be a headache. Check out Labor 411’s Made in America, union-made gift guide. Gifts include those made by the IAM, as well as UNITE HERE, Boilermakers; Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers; United Steelworkers; United Autoworkers; United Food and Commercial Workers; the Retail, Wholesale
Read morePension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) payees, ages 55 or older, and their families can receive help with health insurance costs through the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC). The HCTC is a federal tax credit available on a monthly basis, or on a yearly basis when filing for federal income taxes. The credit pays 72.5 percent
Read moreThe IAM campaign to organize IKEA-owned facilities in the United States continues to attract media attention here in the U.S. and around the world. The most recent example is an article by writer Bruce Vail in the latest issue of In These Times magazine. The article examines IAM organizing victories in three of IKEA’s five
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