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The barrage of F5 tornados that tore across several southern states on April 27 may be receding from the public’s attention, but the work to repair those communities is only beginning. In Alabama alone, more than 170 people were killed, thousands injured and entire neighborhoods destroyed. The IAM is issuing an appeal for donations to
Read moreThe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona for its illegal attempt to mandate the use of secret ballot-only union elections. The NLRB says the Arizona law violates federal law, in place now for 76 years. Arizona voters recently approved a state constitutional amendment requiring secret ballot elections
Read moreUCubed is asking the jobless for their help in designing a bumper sticker that sums up what it means to be unemployed in America. The grassroots organization for the unemployed and underemployed is holding the bumper sticker contest as another way to remind folks that America needs JOBS Now. The contest is part of UCubed’s
Read moreTHE National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing has caused quite a stir. According to the NLRB charge, Boeing chose to set up its second 787 production line in North Charleston, S.C., in retaliation against the Machinists’ Union because of repeated strikes against the company and the possibility the union could go on strike again.
Read moreAddressing the controversy over his authorization of an unfair labor practice complaint against Boeing Co., National Labor Relations Board Acting General Counsel Lafe E. Solomon May 9 said there was “nothing remarkable or unprecedented” about his action, which he took only after a thorough investigation and careful review by NLRB employees. Solomon’s comments accompanied the
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