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Two global trade union federations, together with four Norwegian unions, have asked the Council on Ethics of the Government Pension Fund of Norway to divest its holdings in the Mexican mining conglomerate Grupo Mexico because of alleged labor, human rights and environmental violations. The Council on Ethics oversees responsible investments of the Government Pension Fund,
Read moreIAM representatives took part in recent a celebration of Women’s History Month that featured fair pay trailblazer Lilly Ledbetter and actress Tanya Blount. The event was hosted by the Federal Triangle Partnership, consisting of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the United States Postal Service.
Read moreSupporters of the fight for justice by Auto Technicians at Mercedes-Benz of Orlando rallied to raise awareness of the dealership’s unfair treatment of its workers. Nearly a dozen unions joined with District 166 Machinists in support of auto technicians at Mercedes-Benz of Orlando in Orlando, FL, where seven workers were fired for demanding a fair
Read moreThe IAM Community Service project known as Ur Union of Unemployed, aka UCubed, now has 1,649 members in over 1,400 zip codes — up from 321 only thirty days ago. Its jobs activists now can be found in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Three hundred fifty-seven cubes are operating. That’s up from
Read morePresident Barack Obama’s proposed budget promises to send thousands of U.S. space workers to a new frontier: the unemployment line. The president is proposing to shut down NASA’s Constellation program and contract the work to private companies. Constellation’s mission is to return man to the Moon, and ultimately Mars. The budget provision, if passed, could
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