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OCTOBER 10, 2006 – As real wages continue to fall and health care costs spiral out of control, working families are struggling to stay afloat. A recent report from the Economic Policy Institute shows that the median income of those headed by someone less than 65 years old considered to be working-age households fell .5
Read moreSan Francisco Local 1781 Celebrates 60 Years IP Tom Buffenbarger and Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. joined California Reps. George Miller, Tom Lantos and more than 300 guests for the 60th anniversary celebration of San Francisco’s legendary Local 1781. “The Air Transport sector of the IAM rose to greatness thanks to the solidarity and strength of
Read moreRising casualties in Iraq plus news that North Korea detonated a nuclear weapon are fueling expectations by some analysts that U.S. voters will flock to the polls on Election Day. Not so, according to one respected pollster, who claims the renewed focus on foreign policy threatens to drown out economic concerns and could be a
Read moreOCTOBER 6, 2006 – John Greco and John Shea worked as grinders at the old Pratt & Whitney plant in North Haven, Connecticut. But after decades on the job, their lives were cut short after battling brain cancer.
Read moreU.S. Approves Joint Rocket Venture Antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave the green light this week to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a $1.06 billion plan by Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co. to merge their rocket building and launch operations. Under the agreement, Boeing’s Delta rockets and Lockheed’s Atlas rockets will
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