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House and Senate Republican leadership penned a letter to President Obama offering their proposals to prevent student loan interest rates from increasing. Their plan for funding the extension? Dipping into federal workers’ retirement savings. Signed by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), House Majority Leader Eric Canter (R-VA), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senate Republican
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) this week announced its decision regarding the protest filed by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) of last year’s Ramp/Fleet Service representational election at the airline formed by the merger of United Airlines, Continental and Continental Micronesia. The NMB found the election’s conditions were not tainted and upheld the IAM’s
Read moreThe IAM is seeking members who are musically inclined and willing to participate in a project that will produce modern era labor music and poetry. All genres are welcome, including rap, country, rock, hip-hop, Tejano, etc. Topics will include stories and songs about walking the picket line, bargaining for better wages and benefits, worker
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) will join thousands of labor activists at Netroots Nation 2012 on June 7-10, in Providence, RI. Each year, organizational leaders, grassroots organizers, online activists, newsmakers, social justice advocates, and bloggers come together to make new connections, hone their organizing skills, share best practices and build stronger relationships with others working
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Josh Diaz to the Western Territory staff – as Communications Representative, effective June 1. Diaz, a member of Local Lodge 794, will work out of the Western Territory office in Sacramento, CA and is responsible for communications activities in the territory’s 13 states. “Josh brings a wealth of
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