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States are wasting billions of dollars by using taxpayer subsidies to lure existing jobs from each other, rather than creating new jobs from scratch. The study, by the progressive advocacy group, ‘Good Jobs First,’ outlines how companies solicit economic development subsidies, by threatening to relocate existing jobs from one state to another. The practice also
Read moreFormer 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 more“Brace yourself,” says former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich in a recent blog post. “In coming weeks you’ll hear there’s no serious alternative to cutting Social Security and Medicare, raising taxes on the middle class, and decimating what’s left of the federal government’s discretionary spending on everything from education and job training to highways and
Read moreMembers of IAM Local 2276, District 54 employed at Ultra-Met in Urbana, OH prevailed over the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) in an attempted raid. Despite the disruption caused by the attempt, IAM members and leaders maintained their focus, preparing for upcoming negotiations. “Preparations for these negotiations have been intensive,” said District 54 PDBR Wright.
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