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The strike to protect pay and pensions by IAM members employed by French-owned Schneider Electric in Peru, IN is drawing support from union allies around the world. The latest declaration of solidarity comes from IndustriALL General Secretary Jyrki Raina. “We are outraged to learn that Schneider Electric is threatening and intimidating. It is important to
Read morePhoto courtesy of CAL FIRE The IAM is mourning the loss of California Local 946 member and Dyncorp pilot Geoffrey “Craig” Hunt who was killed in a crash in Yosemite National Park while flying a CAL FIRE S-2T Airtanker. Hunt was helping fight the Dog Rock Fire that was threatening dozens of homes in the
Read moreWorkers in states with so-called “right-to-work” laws on average receive a disproportionate amount of public assistance, compared with the federal income taxes they pay, than workers in states that require every worker to pay their fair share for union representation, according to a report released by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers say right-to-work
Read moreThe 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference will be held November 20-22, 2014 in Las Vegas. The celebration will kick off Thursday, November 20 with the 14th Annual Las Vegas – Hawgs for Dogs Motorcycle Ride and the Sporting Clay Event hosted by IAM Local 845 to benefit GDA. On Friday, November 21, the
Read moreAlliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Rich Fiesta speaks outside a Social Security field office in Washington, DC, just before delivering a petition demanding Social Security field offices stay open throughout the U.S. Half-a-million Americans have signed onto a petition by Social Security advocacy groups demanding that the program’s community field offices stay open throughout
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