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IAM members joined labor and community activists to protest Fast Track for the Trans-Pacific Partnership outside the Greenbelt, MD office of House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD). Ways and Means Chair Paul Ryan (R-WI) is pushing to bring Fast Track legislation for the job-killing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) to a vote in the House. It’s up
Read moreDan Janssen, an Air Canada baggage handler and vice president of IAM Local 2323 in Toronto, sat down with IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger for a frank discussion on the importance of young workers’ involvement in the labor movement. Dan Janssen, a 34-year-old Young Machinist and vice president of IAM Local 2323 in Toronto, recently
Read moreApproximately 100 Southwest Source of Support workers are the newest members of IAM District 142. The IAM recently welcomed Southwest Airlines Source of Support (SOS) employees into the union after a majority of the work group signed authorization cards to join the IAM. The IAM filed with the National Mediation Board (NMB) to recognize the
Read moreA day with the Guide Dogs of America puppy trainers is just one of many experiences open for bidding in the 2015 GDA Online Silent Auction. The 2015 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Online Silent Auction opens today, June 4, 2015. The event will run through June 14, 2015. “We’ve been busy getting ready
Read moreIt is estimated that at least 12.3 million adults and children are enslaved around the world and that 56 percent are women and girls. The International Labor Organization (ILO) estimated that in 2005, up to 1.2 million boys and girls were in forced labor situations as a result of human trafficking. June 6, 2015 marks
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