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Currently the IAM has various members holding leadership positions within CBTU, they are: Executive Assistant Diane Babineaux serves as CBTU Trustee and Executive Board Member Staff Secretary Karen Peek is the CBTU Representative for Region II Local Lodge 851 Evelyna Washington is a CBTU Executive Board Member All IAM members are encouraged to join CBTU
Read moreCBTU is recognized as a potent economic and political force within the African American community. One of every five black workers (20%) belongs to a union, and black union members earn 40% more than non-union black workers. In the political arena, CBTU has leveraged the vast resources of unions to mobilize black voters to influence
Read moreThank you for that kind introduction. Barney and I disagree about lots of things – Sarbannes-Oxley’s impact on corporate boards, the Boy Scouts of America, the Red Sox and bank bailouts. But we are in total agreement on this: He’s got one smart, savvy and tenacious sister: Ann Lewis. And without Ann, none of us
Read moreIt’s third and goal to go as the U.S. Congress gets ready to vote within days on historic legislation that will reshape the health care industry in the United States. With health care premiums growing at three times the rate of wages and 14,000 Americans losing their health insurance every day, now is time to
Read moreIncluded in the recent legislation that repealed the National Security Personnel System (NSPS) was a little noticed but extremely important provision extending credit for accrued sick leave to federal workers enrolled in the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). Under the new law, FERS employees will receive a boost to their retirement annuity based on the
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