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The Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO (TTD), which TCU is a member, adopted policy on many transportation issues at their recent winter meetings: Protecting organizing and bargaining rights Dealing with the mounting national transit crisis Completing action on long overdue transportation jobs bills The role of Amtrak in high speed rail “Transportation workers will make their
Read moreThe International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) hailed the Department of Defense’s decision to award the Boeing Company with a contract to build a new fleet of air-to-air refueling tankers for the U.S. Air Force. “The Pentagon’s decision will result in an American aircraft, built by American workers for America’s warriors,” said IAM
Read moreMore than 10,000 Wisconsinites marched on the state Capitol and crowds rallied in cities around the state. Students walked out of high schools and public employees lined roadways holding banners protesting an attempt by Republican Governor Scott Walker to remove their collective bargaining rights and certain appointments to state government positions. The protests, never seen
Read moreThe DOL Newsletter for February 2011 includes the following topics: Rebuilding America DOL’s 2012 Budget Chat Greening the Globe Click here for more information and to read the entire newsletter.
Read moreThe Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that, in 2010, the unionization rate of employed wage and salary workers was 11.9 percent, down from 12.3 percent in 2009. Among private sector employees, the rate dropped to 6.9 percent from 7.2 percent in 2009. The average weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary union members was $917
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