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Buffenbarger Welcomes Obama’s Jobs Initiatives “President-elect Barack Obama has got it exactly right and I can’t applaud him enough, even before he’s taken the oath of office, for providing some inspiration and leadership on this issue,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger in a wide-ranging interview with newsman and author Bill Press about a proposal by
Read moreGuide Dogs Rescued as California Wildfire Advanced Fueled by 70 mile-per-hour winds, wildfires roared through the hills around Los Angeles last week, forcing an emergency evacuation of the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) breeding and training facility in Sylmar, CA. “At some points, burning tree limbs were flying past staff members as we loaded the
Read moreIAM Organizers Log 77.8 Percent Win Rate U.S. labor unions increased their overall percentage of successful representational elections during the first half of 2008, with the IAM recording the third highest number of workers organized, according to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) data. The IAM won 35 out of 45 elections held during the six-month
Read moreMachinists Ratify Accord with United Launch Alliance The bargaining committee for IAM members at United Launch Alliance (ULA) facilities in Alabama, Florida and California took part in the WWW Center’s unique Negotiations Preparation Class before achieving a master agreement for nearly 900 members. Nearly 900 IAM members in five different local lodges in Alabama, Florida
Read morePresident-elect Barack Obama The world is a different place today. A new optimism, a new hopefulness and a new spirit courses through our land. The challenges we face seem less daunting; the obstacles in our path seem less formidable. And it is all because one man decided “Yes, we can!” President-elect Barack Obama’s historic campaign
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