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President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are in private talks to raise the U.S. debt ceiling – the legal limit on borrowing by the federal government. The $4 trillion deal is expected to include a mix of spending cuts and new taxes – but nothing to create jobs. “Cutting programs put in place to
Read moreThe IAM officially notified the National Mediation Board (NMB), United Airlines and the Communication Workers of America – Association of Flight Attendants (CWA-AFA) that it is protesting the conduct of the recent representation election for Flight Attendants at United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia. According to evidence provided by Flight Attendants at United, Continental
Read moreThe specter of a double dip recession came roaring back to life with the news from the U.S. Labor Department that the nation’s unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, with only 18,000 jobs added in June. “This is beyond embarrassing,” said Union of Unemployed Executive Director Rick Sloan. “When a Democratic administration cannot add more
Read moreThe so-called recovery that began in 2009 has put huge profits in the hands of corporations but left millions of Americans jobless and those with jobs falling farther behind. The New York Times cites a new study by economists at Northeastern University who found that since the so-called recovery began, “corporate profits captured 88 percent
Read moreKicking off the negotiations for 2,600 IAM members at Hawker Beechcraft, IAM President Tom Buffenbarger and Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture voiced similar concerns about the state of the general aviation industry. Opening remarks by IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger and Hawker Beechcraft CEO Bill Boisture set the tone and established the priorities for the
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