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Thank you for that kind introduction. Barney and I disagree about lots of things – Sarbannes-Oxley’s impact on corporate boards, the Boy Scouts of America, the Red Sox and bank bailouts. But we are in total agreement on this: He’s got one smart, savvy and tenacious sister: Ann Lewis. And without Ann, none of us
Read moreIt’s third and goal to go as the U.S. Congress gets ready to vote within days on historic legislation that will reshape the health care industry in the United States. With health care premiums growing at three times the rate of wages and 14,000 Americans losing their health insurance every day, now is time to
Read moreIncluded in the recent legislation that repealed the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was a little noticed but extremely important provision extending credit for accrued sick leave to federal workers enrolled in the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Under the new law, FERS employees will receive a boost to their retirement annuity based on the
Read morePictured in the photo from Local 2069: Rick Gasaway, Molly Watson, Louann Prokop, Betty Sleeper, John Blankenberger, Chris Holland, Tom Carter, Kyle Hamm and his wife, Darla Miller, Kaycee Dance and Miranda Cassel. When the popular ABC-TV show ‘Extreme Makeover’ chose the Cowan-Brown family in Miami County, IN, for the program, IAM members of Local
Read moreThe $787 stimulus package passed earlier this year is being credited with creating or saving over 640,000 jobs, most in education and construction. A great start, says IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, but far from the kind of recovery American families are in need of now. “The White House should be commended in its efforts
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