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February 14, 2006 – The White House is on the defensive again following the release of a draft report by a Republican-only House Committee investigating the government’s response to the storm. “Our investigation revealed that Katrina was a national failure, an abdication of the most solemn obligation to provide for the common welfare,” said the
Read moreFebruary 9, 2006 – A proposal by State of Connecticut officials to rewrite a law designed to protect high-tech jobs in the Nutmeg State drew a strong rebuke from IAM representatives. “Why is a state agency – the Office of Consumer Counsel – taking it on itself to challenge a law that helps preserve and
Read moreFebruary 9, 2006 – U.S.-based air carriers are attempting to make up for failed business plans and ineffective management by eliminating high-quality jobs and outsourcing work to low-wage workers overseas. Major U.S. airlines like United, Northwest, American and Delta currently employ foreign nationals from overseas locations as flight attendants, depriving U.S. workers of much-needed job
Read moreUnions Support Fairness for FAA Controllers The IAM is standing shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow aviation union counterparts in support of legislation introduced by Illinois Democratic Senator Barack Obama to deny the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the ability to unilaterally impose contract terms on its workers. The “Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of
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