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An extension of the 65 percent COBRA subsidy was signed into law by President Obama on December 19, 2009. This extension extends the eligibility window for the subsidy until February 28, 2010, and also increases the subsidy period for laid-off workers to 15 months of coverage, up from the current nine months. Under the new
Read moreDispatch workers at charter carrier CanJet Limited in Halifax, Nova Scotia, have joined the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. The new members provide all flight planning, routing and weather forecasts for the pilots of the charter airline. “This is a foot in the door for us with this airline,” said District 140 General
Read moreThe IAM Human Rights Seminar originally scheduled for February 28 – March 5, 2010, will now be held April 11-16, 2010, at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. Participants currently enrolled in the February class will be re-enrolled in the April class by the Winpisinger Center and do not need
Read moreNew York Times columnist Bob Herbert has a well deserved reputation for cutting through the clutter and getting to the heart of an issue. In a column published this week, Herbert rejects the happy talk of recovery and vividly describes the ongoing impact of what he rightfully calls “The Great Recession.” “Staggering numbers of Americans
Read moreFormer GST Gene Glover (top row, third from left) served in the U.S. Army Air Force over North Africa and Europe during World War II The Machinists union lost a member of its own “greatest generation” recently when former General Secretary-Treasurer (GST) Eugene D. Glover passed away at age 86 from complications of diabetes. Glover
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