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What Christina Carter found in the attic of the house her grandfather built is a treasure-trove of IAM history. Buried under generations of keepsakes were items belonging to Carter’s great-grandfather, Peter J. Conlon, a pioneer and builder of the IAM. “I just couldn’t throw the artifacts away,” explained history-lover Carter. “I wanted to pass them
Read moreFormer Texas Governor Ann Richards Dies Former Texas Governor and progressive Democrat Ann Richards, 73, died yesterday from esophageal cancer at her home in Austin. Richards was elected governor of Texas in 1991 after a brutal campaign against West Texas millionaire Clayton Williams. Richards went on to help revitalize the state’s economy, appoint more women
Read moreUnion busting is a big industry in the United States, and a new website sponsored by American Rights at Work lifts the lid on the slimy “Center for Union Facts.” and other organizations behind the rash of misleading anti-union television and print propaganda from corporate America. With pages of background and extensive research, the new
Read moreFormer Texas Governor and progressive Democrat Ann Richards, 73, died yesterday from esophageal cancer at her home in Austin. Richards was elected governor of Texas in 1991 after a brutal campaign against West Texas millionaire Clayton Williams. Richards went on to help revitalize the state’s economy, appoint more women and minorities to state agencies and
Read moreU.S. Remembers 9/11 Victims All across America ceremonies and vigils (http://www.goiam.org/index.php/news/iam-news/2006-iam-news-archives/3515-video–remembering-9/11) marked the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks that claimed nearly 3,000 lives in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania. “Let us honor all of the victims of this terrible tragedy and never forget the great loss suffered by their families. Our union
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