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This year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance is taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio, a city with a rich civil rights history and the northern terminus of the fabled Underground Railroad. “Cincinnati was the destination for thousands of African-Americans seeking freedom in the 1800s,” said IAM Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux, who led the
Read moreAs many as 244,000 unemployed workers are missing out on receiving much-needed unemployment benefits, says a report by UnemployedWorkers.org. In a long and bitter battle late last year, Congress voted to extend unemployment benefits an additional 13 months in states suffering from high unemployment. But 10 states eligible to receive the federal assistance have yet
Read moreChinese President Hu Jintao is expected to visit Washington, DC, next week to meet with President Obama and other administration officials. One key issue he is slated to discuss is China’s undervalued currency. For years, China has manipulated its currency – keeping it somewhere between 20 and 40 percent lower than the U.S. dollar. This
Read moreThe IAM Retirees, Community & Membership Services Department has announced that its Employee Assistance Professional-I (EAP-I) program will be held April 3-8, 2011, at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. This class is for members interested in learning how to help fellow members who are facing life issues such as
Read moreEl Local 2725 en San Juan, Puerto Rico, da la bienvenida a cincuenta y ocho miembros nuevos que trabajan para la compañía embotelladora Cristalia Premium Water. Los nuevos miembros son trabajadores de producción en dos fábricas ubicadas en Carolina y Ponce. Siete trabajadores de mantenimiento en la Marina Isleta, un complejo de condominios en Fajardo,
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