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Congress needs to hear from working families and the unemployed on two important bills now stuck in the legislative process. Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Mark Begich (D-AK) have introduced S. 1517, the 21st Century Works Progress Administration (WPA) Act, a bill
Read moreFriday, May 11, 2012, is the deadline to enter the 2012 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest. The 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 published between April 2011 and April 2012 and websites operating online
Read moreA CEO of a company in the S&P 500 Index, on average, received $12.9 million in total compensation in 2011, according to the AFL-CIO’s new Executive PayWatch website. That’s nearly a 14 percent raise over the previous year. And that’s on top of a 23 percent increase in 2010. In stark contrast, median household income
Read moreWith a 45 to 54 vote, a Republican-backed bill to undo a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule ensuring fair union representation elections failed in the U.S. Senate. The new rules issued by the NLRB last December would make union representation elections fairer by simplifying procedures, deferring litigation and setting shorter deadlines for hearings and
Read moreStudents from Aviation High School in New York city get a unique insight into their future aviation careers as part of a training partnership between the IAM and Aviation High School. The program includes training at the IAM Winpisinger Education Center, visits to federal transportation agencies, a special White House visit and a tour of
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