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  • iMail , News December 6, 2007

    iMail for Thursday, November 29, 2007

    Bush Steps in Amtrak’s Mess President George W. Bush this week waded into the eight-year old dispute between Amtrak and its union workers by appointing a five-member Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) to “investigate” the dispute and make recommendations for settlement. The interference by the President suspends a 30-day countdown that was scheduled to expire on

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  • iMail , News November 27, 2007

    iMail for Tuesday, November 27, 2007

    Unions Sue Florida Cities over FTAA Riots An AFL-CIO lawsuit charges four Florida municipalities with violating the constitutional rights and civil liberties of thousands of workers and retirees who traveled to Miami to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) summit in 2003. The lawsuit documents extensive police use of tear gas, truncheons

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  • iMail , News November 21, 2007

    iMail for Tuesday, November 20, 2007

    IAM to Launch ‘America’s Edge’ Campaign The IAM is launching ‘America’s Edge: Our Skills, Our Kids,’ an issue campaign urging more public investment in skills development. By re-emphasizing technical and vocational education in America’s high schools, expanding industrial and manufacturing technology courses in America’s community colleges and creating High-Tech Institutes that will focus on 21st Century manufacturing technologies, the IAM

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  • iMail , News November 15, 2007

    iMail for Thursday, November 15, 2007

    Labor Board Rulings Spark Outrage, Protests A three-block long column of union members, religious leaders and civil rights activists marched on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today in Washington, DC, to protest a series of anti-worker, pro-business rulings by the federal labor board. Simultaneous rallies took place at NLRB offices in more than 20

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  • iMail , News November 13, 2007

    iMail for Thursday, November 13, 2007

    IAM Backs Massive Investment in Skills Training The IAM is joining with the Workforce Alliance, a coalition of business, civic and labor leaders calling for the largest investment in workforce training since the G.I. Bill. Members of the coalition this week announced the Skills2Compete campaign, a national effort to give every U.S. worker access to at least two

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