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The IAM’s newest communications tool, the IAM App, will be available to download Tuesday, November 1, 2011. The application will enable IAM members to read the new, digital version of the IAM Journal on their smart phones and tablets. Through the tool, members will also be able to take immediate action on important legislative issues,
Read moreAny alleged benefits from the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement (KORUS), which was signed into law last week by President Barack Obama will certainly come at a high cost. In addition to the 159,000 lost American jobs predicted by economists, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the trade agreement will cost the United States approximately $7
Read moreApplications are now open for the 2012 Union Plus Scholarship Program, which provides $150,000 in scholarships to union members, their spouses and dependents. Union Plus has distributed more than $3.2 million in scholarships to working families since 1991. Applicants are required to demonstrate academic ability and submit essays of no more than 500 words describing
Read moreThe IAM, TCU, a coalition of nine other rail unions and rail carrier representatives have wrapped up a week of hearings before a Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) in Washington, D.C. The parties are waiting for the PEB’s written recommendations for settlement of the contract dispute between the unions and the nation’s Class 1 Freight Rail
Read moreThe corporate front group known as the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) is promoting legislation that would enable state lawmakers to override municipal laws that require paid sick leave. The anti-paid sick leave campaign is in response to recent legislation that grants paid sick leave for workers at certain employers. Lawmakers in Seattle, Philadelphia and
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