Labor
IBEW Local 673 supports member deployed to Afghanistan
November 10, 2016Master Sergeant John Rusnak, a member of Ohio-based Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 673 is one of many thousands of unionists – Fire Fighters, Electrical Workers, building trades members and more – who also serve in the...
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Unionist gets top French medal for heroic World War II service
November 10, 2016Frank Lee, 98, a former lithographer and a member of Graphic Communications Conference/ IBT Local 14 in Philadelphia, and union pension fund administrator, was awarded the French Legion of Honor medal in a solemn ceremony of...
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Political roof falls in on union members
November 9, 2016The political roof fell in on national unions and their leaders on November 8 as unionists – as well as other voters – voted for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, who beat Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham...
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Today in labor history: The CIO is created in 1935
November 9, 2016The creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was announced 80 years ago on this day, Nov. 9, 1935, by eight international unions belonging to the American Federation of Labor (AFL).
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Unions flex muscle in Nevada’s high-stakes Senate race
November 7, 2016"There is still a difference between people power and money."
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