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In an op-ed published in the Washington Post, U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Hilda Solis reflects on the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire that claimed the lives of 146 women and children in New York City, its effect on the labor movement and why the need for unions is just as
Read moreNew members of the MNPL Planning Committee are sworn in by GST Warren Mart at this year’s annual Planning Committee Meeting in Albuquerque, NM. With the fallout from the 2010 midterm elections still poisoning the political landscape in more than a dozen states, members of the 2011 MNPL Planning Committee are meeting in Albuquerque, NM,
Read moreThe IAM is urging members and local leaders to contact their Representatives during this week’s Congressional recess to ask them to vote “YES” on an amendment to maintain fair National Mediation Board (NMB) union voting rules for aviation and railroad workers. Hidden deep in the FAA Reauthorization bill (HR 658) is a provision that would
Read moreAs predicted, there were an estimated 28.4 million “upsets” in UCubed’s “Marching to Madness” unemployment bracket tournament. Out of the top 64 metropolitan areas, the city of Fresno, CA, recorded the highest unemployment rating with a whopping 17.2 percent! Las Vegas, NV, followed with 14.9 percent. “It makes you wonder how policymakers can simply
Read moreHundreds of delegates attended the 2010 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. The 2011 IAM Legislative Conference is set for May 9-12 at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, DC. Among the events planned will be a broadcast by MSNBC television and radio host Ed Schultz. The Conference kicks off Monday afternoon at 1:30, with opening
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