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America’s pensions are under attack. And it could be getting worse. Right now conservative members of Congress are preparing to introduce a bill that would allow trustees of “deeply troubled” pension plans to cut benefits for people who have already retired. The bill would give Corporate America and others the green light to further slash
Read moreThe Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement is an overly-ambitious, extremely-flawed plan that must have congressional oversight, says IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger in a recent letter to House members, urging their support of Reps. Rosa DeLauro’s (D-CT) and George Miller’s (D-CA) letter to President Obama demanding an end to the “fast track” process being
Read moreMore than 150 delegates from 14 southern states and Puerto Rico took part in the third Southern States Conference of Machinists in Myrtle Beach, SC. The third Southern States Conference of Machinists convened in Myrtle Beach, SC with newly-appointed Southern Territory GVP Mark Blondin acknowledging those who led the way. “We all know their names,”
Read moreIt’s time to get Big Money out of politics, says former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in his new documentary film “Inequality for All.” “Inequality for All” is set to open in theatres Friday, September 27, 2013. Directed by Jacob Kornbluth, the film aims to be a game-changer in our national discussion of income inequality, says
Read moreRepublican lawmakers in Congress have proposed another dubiously-titled bill that would undercut collective bargaining rights for every American. The RAISE Act (H.R. 3154), as they call it, would give employers the right to ignore previously-negotiated collective bargaining agreements in order to give arbitrary pay increases and bonuses to select employees. Passage of the bill could
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