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Scrutiny of working conditions in Asia continues to mount as the latest in a string of disasters now includes a fire at a Chinese poultry processing plan that killed at least 120 people. The region has become infamous for its cheap labor and working conditions which are often deplorable, if not deadly. An April 24
Read moreHundreds of Wal-Mart workers in 12 U.S. cities have walked off their jobs in the longest strike in the mega retailer’s history. Click here to sign a petition demanding fair wages and working conditions for those workers. Participants will be hand-delivering the petition to the retailer’s shareholders and executives at their annual meeting in Bentonville,
Read moreThe new deadline to enter the 2013 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest and the 2013 IAM Photo Contest is now Friday, June 14, 2013. The Newsletter and Website Contest is open to all good-standing local and district lodges who regularly distribute official newsletters and/or maintain regularly-updated websites. A panel of independent judges will consider newsletters
Read moreThe IAM has joined newly-elected U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-CT), local business leaders and others in launching a new manufacturing initiative in Connecticut. Together the groups convened a panel to discuss ways the federal government can help sustain Connecticut’s manufacturing sector. “We haven’t done a lot in Washington about manufacturing because
Read moreMiembros de los EE.UU. y Canadá, que representa a muchos países de América Latina, incluyendo Puerto Rico, México, Argentina, Chile y la República Dominicana, conforman el grupo de liderazgo en español (SLWG), que se reunió en el Centro William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, MD. El diverso grupo se ha encargado de la revisión, y actualización
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