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More than 240 IAM members, who perform aircraft maintenance at Whidbey Naval Air Station, have overwhelmingly ratified a new first collective bargaining agreement with URS Corp. The 97 percent vote reflected the tremendous solidarity the group has maintained since initially voting for IAM representation at the end of last year. “The workers were excited to
Read moreThe IAM joins with the Pennsylvania Labor History Society in honoring men and women of the early labor movement who courageously fought to make life better for workers everywhere. The society will be holding its annual conference and awards dinner on September 16-17, 2011. The event will include a special tribute to the men and
Read moreRight-wing paramilitary groups are responsible for the killing of more than 2,850 trade unionists in Colombia. Yet, lurking inside the halls of Washington is an aggressive, well-funded and under-publicized lobbying effort to pass a seriously-flawed free trade agreement (FTA) with the Colombian government. Congress must vote “No” on the Colombia FTA. “Passage of the
Read moreDistrict 751 member Pat Bertucci, left, and Craig Eddings, right, joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, far right, House members George Miller, Rosa DeLauro and Tammy Baldwin at a press conference to speak out against Republican attacks on collective bargaining rights. Dozens of labor advocates gathered at the capitol today to speak out against the GOP’s
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) will be holding its own election ahead of the 2012 primaries. Aimed at focusing the U.S. political agenda on JOBS Now! and giving the jobless a chance to vote for or against presidential candidates who talk the talk, but don’t walk the walk, UCubed is introducing the “Pink Slip Primary.”
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