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Canada’s manufacturing sector continues to shed jobs, although construction and natural resources have – so far – more than made up for the losses, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Manufacturing, which has been hit hard by the recent appreciation of the Canadian dollar, shrank in 2005 for the third year in a row, the federal statistics
Read moreJanuary 30, 2006 – Millions of migrant workers in China are owed more than $12 million in back wages, leading many to become increasingly frustrated and grow violent. A recent survey from the National People’s Congress found that 7.8 percent of workers at 2,000 companies survey in China were owed an average of $273 per
Read moreJANUARY 26, 2006 – The deadline for enrollment in the March 19-24 class of the Federal Employee Training Program at the William W. Winpisinger has been extended to February 3, 2006. If your lodge is interested in participating in this program, please go to the IAM’s Government Employee website and fill out the enrollment form.
Read moreJanuary 25, 2006 – The IAM’s Eastern Territory recently collected three solid organizing victories. District Lodge 34 recently organized the Fire Department in the City of Lawrenceburg, located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, bringing 4 new members into Local Lodge 1391. Meanwhile, District Lodge 15 brought 50 new members into the Machinists Union recently by organizing the
Read moreJanuary 25, 2006 – China has said their economy grew by a staggering 9.9 percent in 2005, likely pushing them past Britain, France and Italy to become the world’s fourth largest economy. Led by a surge in exports, China’s gross domestic product for 2005 was 18.23 trillion yuan ($2.26 trillion). Given China’s surge in exports,
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