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A proposed budget deal making its way through the halls of Congress just before the Christmas recess would put deficit reduction on the backs of federal workers and end unemployment benefits for 1.3 million Americans during the holiday season. The recently-negotiated budget deal would prevent another government shutdown in January and includes temporary relief from
Read moreIAM members employed at two Pratt & Whitney sites in Connecticut ratified a new agreement with the company early this week. The new three-year accord covers about 2,800 employees at plants in Middletown and East Hartford, CT. The agreement includes annual wage increases of 2.5 percent per year over the life of the agreement, as
Read moreFollowing the money just got easier. The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD), publishers of ALECexposed.org, and ProgressNow have joined in the release of a new website that shines a much-needed light on the State Policy Network (SPN), a web of so-called U.S. “think tanks” that claim to be nonpartisan and independent, but are major
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger called on Congress to intervene and stop a proposal from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would allow mobile voice calls in flight. In a move that neither passengers nor flight crews support, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) seeks to “give airline passengers the same communications access in the air
Read moreFormer South African President Nelson Mandela, left, pictured with former AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, right, in 1990. Credit: Bill Burke, Page One. IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger issued the following response to the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela: “President Mandela dedicated his life to fighting for democracy, equality and freedom. His legacy
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