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Forbes
By
Ted Reed
February
1, 2017
South
Carolina may be the least unionized state in the union, but its most prominent
labor leader – and it does have a few – says Boeing workers in Charleston are
ready to join the International Association of Machinists.
AFL-CIO
President Richard Trumka gives testimony on "Building a 21st Century
Infrastructure for America" at the House Transportation and Infrastructure
Committee.
Seattle
Times
By
Dominic Gates
February
1, 2017
Boeing
is taking the gloves off to fight the Machinists union with everything it’s
got.
IAM
News
February
1, 2017
Washington,
DC – Robert Martinez, Jr., International President of the International
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM), made the following
statement about the introduction of national right-to-work legislation:
“So-called
right-to-work has done enough harm to working people in the states where it is
law. Forcing it upon every state in the country would be a national disaster.
Texas
Edinburgh
Politics
By
DAVID A. DÍAZ
February
1, 2017
On
Thursday, January 12, 2017, in the Speaker’s Committee Room at the Texas
Capitol, the Texas AFL-CIO, led by its president, John Patrick and who
was joined by other key lawmakers, hosted a news conference on raising the
minimum wage in Texas.
KGNS
By
Yocelin Gallardo
February
1, 2017
Union
supporters and business advocates clash over the use of payroll deductions to
collect union dues, as two bills look to do away with payroll deduction.
DeLane Adams
AFL-CIO Field Communications
Southern Region
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