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Read moreWhile the final decision hasn’t yet been made, it appears the Pentagon may want French aerospace workers – not Americans – to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force. The announcement is only weeks away. With 50,000 high-skill, high-wage jobs on the line nationwide, we cannot sit back and let
Read moreFebruary 18, 2011 – The Republican leadership of the Indiana House of Representatives has just announced that the House’s Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee will hear House Bill 1468, which contains so-called “right to work” language on Monday, February 21at 9:00 a.m. at the Indiana Statehouse. This last minute addition to the schedule is designed
Read moreThe House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved legislation that would repeal a recently updated National Mediation Board (NMB) voting rule for air and rail workers. The language included in the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 would restore the unfair advantage carriers have enjoyed in union representation elections for more than 75 years. In
Read moreNot content with torpedoing thousands of jobs and $1.2 billion for a state high-speed rail project, Wisconsin’s Republican Gov. Scott Walker has introduced a bill that would strip state workers of their collective bargaining rights. Thousands of people have descended on the Wisconsin state capitol in Madison to protest the bill. Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled legislature is
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