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A Wisconsin judge overturned most of Republican Governor Scott Walker’s attack on public employee collective bargaining rights last week. The ruling by Dane County Judge Juan Colas overturns parts of Walker’s ban on collective bargaining and returns the law to its status before the legislation was passed and signed by Walker in March 2011. The
Read moreLocal 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell (left) was chosen to introduce President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, OH, where the President vowed to protect U.S. auto and steel workers from unfair duties levied by China on American-made cars. Local 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell admitted he was stunned to receive a phone
Read moreIAM delegates returned home from the 38th Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, ON carrying the message that union members’ interests at home can be protected by supporting workers’ struggles around the world. The quadrennial event concluded with a look at highlights since the first IAM convention was held in 1889, one year after the union
Read moreJ. Christopher “Chris” Stevens(1960 – 2012)A Remembrance by his Friend Conny Mayer On September 11th, Chris Stevens, our Ambassador in Libya, and three other official Americans were killed during a violent assault against the US Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Chris was a friend even before we became State Department colleagues where we both, till that
Read moreIn a setback for the GOP voter suppression campaign, a federal judge has ordered the state of Ohio to restore early voting for the final three days before Election Day. The ruling comes in the wake of two other recent rulings against voter suppression-related laws in Florida and Texas. The Ohio law, passed by the
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