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Read moreOn Labor Day, eight of America’s hardest working union members will be honored for their community spirit, volunteerism and love of the great outdoors during the 2nd annual Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day marathon. Presented by Bank of Labor, the marathon is the only nationally televised, union-dedicated celebration in the U.S., and will be broadcast to
Read moreWhile final picket line preparations were underway, a tentative agreement was reached between IAM Local 1953 in Winnipeg, MN and Motor Coach Industries (MCI). “There’s no doubt that the reality of a strike was the key in getting this deal done,” explained IAM Grand Lodge Representative Brian Short. “Everything was very fluid during this last
Read moreThe IAM welcomed the decision by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York to deny a $5.3 million bonus plan for eight senior executives at Hawker Beechcraft. In a ruling that concurred with the IAM objection to the plan, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Stuart Bernstein said Hawker failed to prove that the plan was an incentive
Read moreA deceptive proposition that would increase the ability of business groups and billionaires to buy elections will be on the ballot this November in California. Proposition 32, deceptively known as the “Stop Special Interest Money Now Act,” aims to cripple the ability of unions to participate in politics, but have little or no impact on
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