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Women of color face an enormous wealth gap when compared to the rest of society, says a new report by the Insight Center for Community Economic Development. However, the wealth gap is far narrower for minority women belonging to a union, says one official. The report released at the “Economic Security for Women” symposium
Read moreIAM members delivered a bipartisan thumping to both political parties as well as the White House in an online survey of workers’ attitudes. But there can be no mistaking their strong opposition to key provisions of health care reform. Click here for a summary of the poll results. On the pending health care legislation, nearly 68 percent
Read moreFlight Attendants in the United Kingdom announced today this week that they would be taking seven days of strike action at the end of the month if their contract dispute is not resolved before then. The ITF-affiliated Unite union, which represents the British Airways (BA) workers, said that strike action would take place on March
Read moreLower turnout in the midterm elections and persistently high unemployment will create an explosive mix this November. That’s according to a recently published article by UCubed Acting Executive Director Rick Sloan in the widely read Huffington Post. “In the 2010 midterm elections, the most critical voting block is the unemployed and underemployed,” said Sloan. Ur
Read moreIAM retiree Charlie Knox (left), joins Local 225 Shop Committee Chairman, Harry Grooms (center) and member Glenn Farris (right) on the picket line outside Chemineer in Dayton, OH. IAM members of Local 225 in Dayton, OH, went on strike March 7 after machinists, welders and assemblers unanimously rejected a new three-year contract offer from Chemineer,
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