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  • iMail , News May 24, 2011

    Pawlenty Endorses Union of Unemployed?

    Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty came very close to endorsing the Union of Unemployed, nicknamed UCubed. “While not a full-throated endorsement,” explained UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan, “the former Minnesota governor is whispering our tune.” In an internet ad released by Pawlenty’s presidential campaign, snippets of UCubed’s Bite Back ad and its moving map of unemployment

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  • News May 23, 2011

    Senator Blumenthal’s floor statement on the NLRB’s complaint against Boeing

    Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Thank you, Mr. President. I rise today to voice my concerns about a great deal of controversy surrounding a complaint issued under the National Labor Relations Act against the Boeing Company. Boeing recently decided to open a new plant in South Carolina. The National Labor Relations Board’s acting general counsel issued a complaint

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  • News May 20, 2011

    A tug-of-war over middle-class jobs

    There’s a new battle brewing between big business and labor. A factory in South Carolina could soon be home to 1,000 new workers assembling Boeing’s newest commercial jet. But as it prepares for the first jet to roll off the line this summer, Boeing must first go head to head with the National Labor Relations

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  • iMail , News May 19, 2011

    NY State Council Hosts 117th Annual Convention

    Young Machinists (l to r) Angela Hemler, Tracey Dolina and Bridget Fitzgerald took part in the 117th Annual Convention of the New York State Council of Machinists in Niagara Falls, NY. More than 100 delegates, guests and speakers took part in the 117th Annual Convention of the New York State Council of Machinists in Niagara

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  • iMail , News May 19, 2011

    One Member’s Inspiring Commitment to Service

    Leah Ganj-Bakhsh, Communicator and website editor for District 10 in Milwaukee, WI, has received an invitation to work as a Peace Corps Health Information Communication Technology Advisor in Ethiopia. “I’m excited to serve in the Peace Corps, as it will complete my personal trifecta of service: Military service, AmeriCorps and now Peace Corps service,” said

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