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A 2011 Labor Day message from IAM President Tom Buffenbarger: Many of us will be using this Labor Day weekend to get together with friends and family and celebrate the tremendous contribution that American workers have made to our nation. Sadly, this year’s Labor Day comes at a trying time for our nation’s workforce. Unemployment
Read moreDuring the opening day of the IAM Human Rights Conference, TCU President Bob Scardelletti, left, and IAM President Tom Buffenbarger, right, present retired Pullman Car Porter Sollie Mitchell with appreciation awards for his 35 years of service. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was an important leader in the civil rights movement and the advancement
Read moreEmboldened by tactics employed during the recent debt ceiling crisis, House Republican leaders are preparing an equally extreme assault on labor and environmental laws when Congress returns from the August recess. In an August 29 memo to House Republicans, GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) outlines an agenda that includes the elimination of important environmental
Read moreSignificant pension benefit increases were the key ingredient in a new collective agreement ratified by the members of Local 235 employed by Mettler Toledo, in Toronto, Canada. “The membership wanted significant increases in pension benefits and wages and this bargaining committee delivered an agreement which was ratified by a 90 percent margin,” said District 78
Read moreTo say the year has been hard on the American worker would be an understatement. The bad economy, the jobs crisis, the attacks on worker rights – it all adds up. So the AFL-CIO has initiated a campaign to honor and encourage America’s hardworking men and women this Labor Day. Everyone is urged to “HEART
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