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Good and Bad News
July 28, 2010 - According to economists the good news is that the US economy is no longer shedding jobs.  But the bad news is that we still have a long way to go.

Unemployed Need Not Apply
July 28, 2010 - As the recession rages, corporations are frustrating many unemployed workers by eliminating them from hiring pools. As you'll see, some HR departments believe jobless Americans aren't worth hiring.

TRADE ACT
When the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was passed in late 1993, Newsweek reported that “union leaders tried to argue that free trade is the source of all lost jobs. But that is largely a blue-collar myth.” Nearly seventeen years later, that “blue-collar myth” is an American reality.

TRADE Act
July 21, 2010 - It's called the TRADE Act.  The name is an acronym that stands for Trade, Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment.

Employment and Earnings
Check out the latest trends in employment and earnings.  

Employment and Unemployment
The unemployment rate edged down to 9.5% in June.

Cost of Living
The latest CPI-W (Consumer Price Index-Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) information.

Merger Summit
July 16, 2010 - Last week the Winpisinger Center played host to the first ever Transportation Merger Summit.

UCubed Calls for Jobs Creation Program on Steroids
Washington, D.C., July 16, 2010 – Ur Union of Unemployed is calling on President Barack Obama to respond aggressively to the joblessness crisis in America.

Word On The Ground
July 12, 2010 - Lately in the airline world it seems like every other word is merger. 

Fairplanes
July 6, 2010 - Recently, the World Trade Organization or the WTO made a ruling that could change the immediate future of the Aerospace Industry here in the United States.

Machinists File for Union Elections at Delta Air Lines
Washington, D.C., July 1, 2010 – The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today is filing applications with the National Mediation Board (NMB) for rulings that will lead to union representation elections for more than 30,000 employees at Delta Air Lines.

2010 NLC Graduates
June 29, 2010 - Alot of the nearly 20 Machinists members who graduated on June 26, 2010 felt gratitude both for their union and the opportunity provided by the IAM.

"NEXT UP" Generation
June 15, 2010 - Recently the AFL-CIO held its first Young Workers Summit in Washington, DC.  The conference drew hundreds of young activists with the ideas and the drive to change and grow the labor movement.

America's Devastated Labor Force Comes To Congress
June 15, 2010 - Members of the US House of Representatives held a hearing to listen to first-hand accounts of pain and suffering felt by jobless Americans.