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Union members and working families nationwide will have a key ally in an important position when Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius takes over as leader of the Democratic Governors Association (DGA). Sebelius succeeds outgoing 2-term DGA chairman, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who joins a crowded field considering a run for the White House in 2008.
Read moreFueled by determination to win a fair contract and resolved to hold the line on health care costs, members of Local 933 in Tucson, AZ are moving in to their fifth week of a strike against profit-rich Raytheon Missile Systems. Despite a recent 41 percent increase in earnings per share, Raytheon’s contract offer would increase
Read moreThe anti-union tobacco giant RJ Reynolds in Winston-Salem, NC, has agreed to post notices advising employees of their right to organize a union at all facilities involved in last year’s union election for nearly 2,000 production and maintenance workers. The agreement by RJ Reynolds is in response to Unfair Labor Practice charges brought before the
Read moreRJ Reynolds Agrees to Post Union Notices The anti-union tobacco giant RJ Reynolds in Winston-Salem, NC, has agreed to post notices advising employees of their right to organize a union at all facilities involved in last year’s union election for nearly 2,000 production and maintenance workers. The agreement by RJ Reynolds is in response to
Read moreUS Sister of the Month Debra Belancik Sister Debra Belancik joined the IAM the day she was hired at Pratt Whitney on April 18, 1978 and has held various leadership positions for the past 17 years. Currently the Communicator for Local Lodge 1746, she’s been a union activist since she was old enough to say,
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