Tuesday July 13, 2004 |
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Bush Declines NAACP Invitation Again Warren L. Mart Lee Pearson Dave Ritchie Robert V. Thayer Robert Roach, Jr. Lynn Tucker Robert Martinez James Brown |
More than 100 IAM, Teamster and UAW union members rallied outside Volvo Logistics and marched to the front gate to protest the loss of IAM jobs to a non-union trucking outfit. Unions Rally With IAM to Protest Non-Union Switch UAW members and Teamsters joined with the IAM to rally against a Volvo Logistics North America decision to replace IAM-represented drivers from Auto Truck Transport (ATT) with non-union drivers from Swift Transportation Company. More than 100 union members rallied across the street from the plant and then marched to the front gate. FAA Fails to Close Security Loophole Nearly four months after a congressionally-mandated deadline to take action, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) continues to turn a blind eye to curbing the dangerous practice of U.S. aircraft being repaired in unsafe and un-inspected foreign repair facilities. Kerry Rips Chamber Chief Remarks Responding to a speech by U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue, the Kerry campaign said the remarks “slapped workers” that have lost jobs to outsourcing. Last week Donohue suggested that ‘job outsourcing’ may not be such a bad thing for the economy as a whole and that workers whose jobs have gone overseas should “stop whining.” Bush Disses Blacks, HispanicsDespite a pledge by President Bush to reach out to black voters, he declined to address the NAACP’s annual convention for the fourth straight year ― making him the first sitting president since Warren G. Harding not to address the NAACP. “It is clear that Bush only uses African Americans when it is convenient for him, not because he’s sensitive to their issues. His civil rights record is abysmal,” said Devona Dolliole, a spokeswoman for the Kerry-Edwards campaign. The last time Bush addressed the NAACP was during his 2000 election campaign. Last week, Bush also declined an invitation to speak at the National Council of LaRaza for a fourth time. That council is the largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the country. Michigan GOP Boosts Nader in Cynical MoveBelieving that his presence on the presidential election ballot cost Al Gore the 2000 election, Michigan Republicans are working hard to get Ralph Nader on that state’s November ballot in an effort to take votes away from presidential hopeful John Kerry. With Michigan likely to be a key battleground state, Democrats are furious at the Republican's campaign. “This clearly shows that a vote for Ralph Nader is a vote to re-elect George Bush. The Republicans know that, and that's why they are desperate to have Nader on the Michigan ballot,” said Democratic Executive Chairman Mark Brewer in an AP article. 54 Collins & Aikman Workers Go IAMDistrict 98 and Local Lodge 2424 brought 54 new members into the Machinists Union recently by organizing the employees at Collins & Aikman Operations in Havre De Grace, Maryland . Past iMail | Your Email |www.goiam.org | Print Version | iMail Sign-Up |
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