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More than 200 civilian workers at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington state voted recently to join the Machinists Union. The workers are employed by defense contractor URS to perform maintenance on U.S. Navy EA-6B Prowlers and EA-18G Growlerelectronic warfare jets. The 82 percent vote capped a year-long effort to form a union for
Read moreMembers of Local 2003 in Daleville, AL, begin construction on a new headquarters building with the ceremonial groundbreaking. Members of Local 2003 in Daleville, AL broke ground recently on a new 15,000 square foot headquarters building that will serve nearly 3,800 members who work at the nearby Fort Rucker Army Base. The local has a
Read moreWhile the headlines may focus on repealing health care or debt ceiling votes, the real effects of the GOP landslide in November is much more chilling in the takeover of House Committees that set the legislative agenda, spending and oversight priorities for the next two years. Most symbolic is the removal of the word “Labor”
Read moreThis year’s AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance is taking place in Cincinnati, Ohio, a city with a rich civil rights history and the northern terminus of the fabled Underground Railroad. “Cincinnati was the destination for thousands of African-Americans seeking freedom in the 1800s,” said IAM Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux, who led the
Read moreAs many as 244,000 unemployed workers are missing out on receiving much-needed unemployment benefits, says a report by UnemployedWorkers.org. In a long and bitter battle late last year, Congress voted to extend unemployment benefits an additional 13 months in states suffering from high unemployment. But 10 states eligible to receive the federal assistance have yet
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