Five Reasons to Support the Employee Free Choice Act
Today, the Employee Free Choice Act was introduced in Congress. Want some great reasons to support this bill that you’ve been hearing so much about? Here’s five. (And if you already support it, please contact your Members of Congress and ask them to do the same.)
1. Because [...]

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More Green Jobs Coming to Michigan Soon

The same week that automakers sought billions in aid to avoid bankruptcy, two states, including Michigan, announced huge alternative power industry investments, with one site being built on land once set aside to lure auto manufacturers.
Manufacturing strongholds hardest hit by job losses years ago began laying the groundwork to [...]

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IBEW Wins Rat Court Case

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A large inflated rat such as this one, put up by union protesters in Woolwich, N.J. in 2001, has been guaranteed free speech rights in the state.
In a case that pitted an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union local against a central Jersey town, the high court ruled unanimously [...]

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Union Membership Rises for Second Straight Year
WASHINGTON — Amid widening unemployment, home foreclosures and credit woes, union membership jumped to 12.4 percent of the work force last year.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the ranks of organized labor rose by 428,000 workers — the biggest annual gain since the government began compiling such data [...]

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The Job Market is Worse Than You Think
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The unemployment rate rose to 7.2% in December, the highest it has been since 1993. That’s obviously not good news.
But the job market might be in even worse shape than this number suggests. There’s a growing number of market experts who think that the [...]

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TVA Ordered to Clean Up Coal Fired Power Plants
(CNN) — A federal judge has ordered the Tennessee Valley Authority to clean up four coal-fired plants that he said were engulfing parts of North Carolina with air pollution — emissions that fouled the region’s health, economy and natural resources.

Properties near ground zero of the December 22 [...]

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Started a new job in Masontown, Pennsylvania today.
A little background information for those of you not associated with the IBEW,  (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers).
I was able to secure this job because I am a proud member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW).
During these times of economic upheaval and uncertainty, I’m very grateful [...]

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