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Former President Bill Clinton signs the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) on Feb. 5, 1993. Two decades later, the bill has helped more than 100 million workers keep their jobs while sick or caring for a new baby or seriously-ill family member. February 5, 2013 marked the 20th birthday of the Family and Medical
Read moreIn the January issue, President Obama embarks on a second term, the debt battle continues to threaten the American economy, union members honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Delta Flight Attendants meet at the Winpisinger Center, IAM protects pensions at Hawker Beechcraft and Amtrak stands to win better funding. Download the IAM Journal via the
Read morePresident Obama is urging Congress to delay the more than $1.2 trillion in automatic sequestration cuts, set to take effect March 1, through a suggested mix of minor revenue-raising tax reforms and spending cuts. The proposed plan would merely buy the deadlocked Congress time, once again kicking the task of creating a more comprehensive solution
Read moreThe arrest of Rosa Parks in 1955 for refusing to surrender her seat to a white passenger led to a city-wide bus boycott and the 1956 Supreme Court decision banning segregation. Born on February 4, 1913, this week marks the 100th birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks. Special events celebrating the birth of the
Read moreMembers of Rocket City Local 2766 in Madison, AL have a new four-year contract with the Boeing Company in Huntsville, AL that includes a $2,500 signing bonus in addition to four annual wage increases of three percent, two percent, two percent and two percent. The new contract also contains a guarantee that health care premiums
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