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New 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
Read moreMore than 23,000 cards, letters and emails in favour of the proposed NMB rule change were delivered to the board before the conclusion of the public comment period. IAM representatives this week presented the National Mediation Board (NMB) with an additional 12,000 signed post cards expressing support for their proposed rule change to make
Read moreWisconsin Local 655 President Pat Stashek (right) will appear in an episode of the union-sponsored TV show, Escape to the Wild, on VERSUS Country on Sun., January 17 at 9:30 a.m. EST. As president of IAM Local 655 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI, Pat Stashek knows all about the sacrifices people went through to organize and
Read moreThe IAM Government Employees Dept. will hold a pair of “Federal Employees Basic Programs” on February 7-12, 2010 and March 14-19, 2010, at the William W. Winpisinger Center in Southern Maryland. The “Federal Employees Basic Program” provides training in areas specific to the Federal Sector; such as collective bargaining, the Hatch Act and legislative action,
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