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A new study by the Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) shows the dangers of the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system that will likely be part of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The ISDS system allows corporations to use private World Bank or United Nations Tribunals to demand compensation if a country’s environmental, safety, or
Read moreA new Gallup poll shows that Americans’ approval of labor unions has jumped five percentage points to 58% over the past year, and is now at its highest point since 2008. Click here to see the complete report. The poll also indicates the percentage of Americans saying they would like labor unions to have more
Read moreFollowing the unanimous endorsement of Hillary Clinton for president by more than 600 union leaders at the 2015 National Staff Conference in New York, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger addressed the conference to highlight the differences between the two top candidates running in the Democratic primary and why former Senator Clinton is the best choice.
Read moreCivil rights activist and former NAACP Director Julian Bond passed away August 15, 2015. Photograph: Getty Images-Earl Gibson III In a career that spanned over 50 years, Julian Bond served as a civil rights activist, legislator, NAACP chairman and champion of equal rights for all Americans. As a young man in the early 1960s, Bond
Read moreDistrict 15 Business Representative and New England Area Director Russell Gittlen has been appointed to the MassDOT Board of Directors. Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed IAM District 15 Business Representative Russell Gittlen to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Board of Directors. “With Mr. Gittlen’s appointment, all of the seats on the Board of
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