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OCTOBER 5, 2006 – On January 1, 1994, the federal government put into place NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement. The idea was to remove the economic borders between America, Mexico and Canada. Unfortunately, it erased much more than borders.
Read moreOCTOBER 4, 2006 - The one thing every session of Congress must do is pass the federal budget. But even that’s not done this year as House and Senate members take a break from Washington between now and the elections. The plan is to reconvene sometime in November to tackle the finances and some of
Read moreNLRB Rules in Kentucky River Cases Overturning nearly sixty years of established precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today issued rulings in the “Kentucky River” cases, setting the stage for the re-classification of tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of workers as “supervisors,” thereby depriving them of the right to union membership. In the
Read moreIAM Members of Local 639 in Wichita, KS who assemble Learjets for Bombardier Aerospace voted to authorize a strike after rejecting a new 3-year contract from the Montreal-based plane maker. The strike, which is the first by Machinists at the Wichita facility, was endorsed by 80 percent of the voting members. The nearly 1,100 IAM
Read moreOverturning nearly sixty years of established precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today issued rulings in the “Kentucky River” cases, setting the stage for the re-classification of tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of workers as “supervisors,” thereby depriving them of the right to union membership. In the key decision, Oakwood Healthcare, Inc., the
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