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June 27, 2006 – Officials at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) are scrambling to explain their relationship and contacts with Richard Berman, a former alcohol and tobacco industry lobbyist and current front man for the anti-union website, UnionFacts.com. Information uncovered by a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and
Read moreLabor College Honors IAM Graduates Ten IAM members who earned Bachelor’s degrees from the AFL-CIO’s National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD were honored at the College’s eighth annual graduation ceremony. The IAM members were part of a 106-member graduating class who earned Bachelor of Arts degrees and 16 union members who earned masters
Read moreJune 27, 2006 – Members of Local 1998 in Honolulu, HI employed by Lockheed Martin COMS at Pearl Harbor ratified a three-year contract with the company. The accord marks the first collective bargaining agreement for the unit. “The negotiations committee worked diligently for five months preparing for the contract,” said Maria Santiago Lillis, GLR assigned to Hawaii.
Read moreJune 27, 2006 – Federal employees won a major victory against the Bush administration’s attempt to gut collective bargaining and civil service rights at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that sections of the new rules went beyond Congress’ authority and illegally stripped federal employees of
Read moreJune 27, 2006 – Ten IAM members who earned Bachelor’s degrees from the AFL-CIO’s National Labor College (NLC) in Silver Spring, MD were honored at the College’s eighth annual graduation ceremony. The IAM members were part of a 106-member graduating class who earned Bachelor of Arts degrees and 16 union members who earned masters degrees.
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