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UCubed and a coalition of individual and group advocates for the “99ers” – folks who have exhausted their unemployment insurance benefits – are combining their efforts to effect real change and provide much-needed relief for the long-term unemployed. The newly-formed coalition known as The American 99ers Union and its members will take part in a
Read moreWorkers at Mott’s upstate New York applesauce plant declared victory after ratifying a new contract that restores wages and preserves the defined benefit pension plan. The workers at Mott’s, who are members of the Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union/UFCW Local 220, previously rejected a concessions-laden contract from Mott’s, a subsidiary of the Dr. Pepper Snapple
Read moreIn a recent editorial published in the Wichita Eagle, District 70 President and Directing Business Representative Steve Rooney responded to an article that asked, “Why are people against unions?” The initial article cherry-picks from selected polls and cites anti-union sentiments on Internet message boards, where words such as “greedy,” “entitled” and “out-of-touch” are not uncommon.
Read moreWith just two and a half weeks to go, the IAM and scores of like-minded supporters of One Nation Working Together are ratcheting up their energies and resources for what is expected to be one of the largest public events in decades, the October 2, 2010 March on Washington. In addition to the Machinists Union,
Read moreYou don’t have to tell working families that America’s middle class is shrinking. They already know. But for all the disbelievers and naysayers, an article from the Business Insider provides further proof. A total of 22 staggering stats, to be exact. “The reality is that no matter how smart, how strong, how educated or how
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