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Is Wichita the Next Detroit?
In a recent editorial published in the Wichita Eagle, Southern Territory GVP Bob Martinez, Jr.discussed the future of the aviation industry in Wichita, KS, and addressed comparisons to Detroit’s troubled automotive industry.Martinez acknowledged the loss of some aerospace manufacturing capacity to low-wage countries, and warned that additional outsourcing could jeopardize the industry’s dominance in technology, productivity and innovation.
“If the aircraft companies decide to chase cheap labor, Wichita has a real chance of becoming like Detroit. The threat is real and serious,” said Martinez, who warned that companies would ultimately damage their own bottom line, as quality and workmanship suffer. “The companies born in Wichita have proud names, and we don't want to see those names tarnished with the inferior products that would result from a cheap-labor business model.”
Read more...2010 Labor Notes Conference
April 23-25 in Detroit, Michigan
The biennial Labor Notes 2010 conference is being held April 23-25 near Detroit, Michigan.
More than 1,000 rank-and-file trade unionists, local officers, and labor activists are gearing up for the Labor Notes Conference on April 23-25 to strategize and learn new tactics. The theme--"Organizing a Rank-and-File Recovery"--is also the challenge labor movement activists will be taking on at the event, as they take stock of the economic collapse and strategize a way forward.
The Labor Notes conference features more than 100 workshops and meetings over the course of the three-day event. Workshops include: how to mobilize apathetic members, how to initiate grievance campaigns, how to build a contract campaign, how to create flyers and newsletters, how to bargain effectively and more.
The conference will tackle bigger issues facing the labor movement. Meetings are being organized on climate change, health care and green jobs.
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You can print out brochures from the website here .
Support International Women’s Day
The IAM Women’s and Human Rights Department is urging members to take action today in honor of International Women’s Day, Monday, March 8, 2010.
International Women’s Day is a day when thousands around the world gather to mark the many economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. The United Nations has declared this year’s theme: “Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all.”
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No Republicans Whined When Bush Made 171 Recess Appointments
Earlier this week, Republicans proved the lesson we all learned in school, “the majority rules,” doesn’t apply to the U.S. Senate. With every single Republican vote and two from defecting Democrats (see below), Republicans sustained a filibuster against Craig Becker’s nomination to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).
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