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  • iMail , News February 18, 2016

    Inscríbase hoy para el liderazgo español I en el centro WWW

    El programa de gran crecimiento, liderazgo en español, del Centro de Educación y Tecnología William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood , MD está inscribiendo participantes para su próxima clase de Liderazgo I en español. A medida que el panorama político y legislativo se hace más candente en temas laborales es aún más importante crecer la unión

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  • iMail , News February 16, 2016

    Scalia’s Death Deals Major Setback to Union-Busting Ploy

    Until the sudden death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, unions were bracing for an all-but-certain 5-4 ruling against them in Freidrichs v. California Teachers Association. Scalia, a reliable conservative on the court, seemed likely to vote to get rid of public-sector “fair share” fees, which require nonmembers pay their union a percentage of

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  • Eastern , iMail , News February 16, 2016

    First Woman, African American Appointed to Ohio Machinists Board

    Ohio State Council of Machinists (OSCM) President T. Dean Wright, left, swears in new council members Mary Ellen Napier, center, and Phil Baker, right. Napier became the first woman to serve on the board, while Baker became the first African American. IAM Local 1471 Secretary-Treasurer Mary Ellen Napier has become the first woman to serve

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  • iMail , News February 16, 2016

    IAM Members, Labor Coming Together to Promote Racial, Economic Justice

    IAM members attend a meeting on racial and economic justice in St. Louis. Front row, from left: Mike Ringo, District 9; Mike Lloyd, District 837; General Vice President Diane Babineaux; Carline Lang-Smith, District 837; and AFL-CIO Executive Board member Lori Pelletier. Back row: District 837 members Mike Edwards, Rodger Smith, Leon Smith, Stephen McDerman, Mark

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  • iMail , News February 16, 2016

    TV Satirist John Oliver Exposes Discriminatory Voting Laws

    Television host John Oliver used his signature style during the opening monologue for HBO’s “Last Week Tonight,” to dismantle the arguments for regressive voter ID laws. WATCH: John Oliver’s Opening Monologue The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was passed more than 50 years ago, but thanks to a right-wing push, the Supreme Court gutted it in

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