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IUPAT Missouri – Working Together to Keep St. Louis Working
In February, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 2, in conjunction with a group of fellow trade unions and builders, announced the continuation of a new and successful stimulus program that “focuses on putting people back to work and giving consumers a great deal,” according to the released announcement. It’s called the … Read more
More on the Economy – Construction Added Jobs
The U. S. Economy added 243,000 jobs in January – the fastest rate since April, 2011. The increase appears to be a solid one based on economic information collected in government surveys. The official government unemployment rate declined from 8.5% to 8.3%. Manufacturing added 50,000 jobs and 21,000 new jobs were added to construction. Read … Read more
MAJOR CABLE NETWORK LOOKING FOR PROUD AMERICAN FAMILIES/ GROUPS OF FRIENDS TO BE SENT ON THE IDEAL AMERICAN VACATION
MAJOR CABLE NETWORK LOOKING FOR PROUD AMERICAN FAMILIES/ GROUPS OF FRIENDS TO BE SENT ON THE IDEAL AMERICAN VACATION. � Are you a homegrown kind of person who’s never been outside the country let alone your own state? Do you love where you are from and don’t think there is any reason to see the … Read more
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A nonsense fact in a Super Bowl ad
Three Pinocchios from the Washington Post for this anti-union Superbowl ad. Take a look at the add below and read more about what the Washington Post had to say HERE.
Posted in Member News, Political Action.
Right-to-Work Laws Won’t Bring Back Manufacturing: Ron Klain
“The last state before Indiana to adopt a similar measure was Oklahoma, 10 years ago. At the time it passed, advocates promised that it would result in a surge of manufacturing jobs coming to the state. But in the decade that has followed, industrial exits from Oklahoma have increased 30 percent, manufacturing employment in the … Read more
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Work Connects Us All
Work built this country and will build it again. Work binds us together. Do you want to know how your work connects you to other people? Then visit www.WorkConnectsUsAll.org and you will see how workers are united throughout their work. Click below and watch the commercial now… �
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Infrastructure’s long, long road
The road to passing Speaker John Boehner’s energy and infrastructure bill looks to be as bumpy as the highways it’s trying to fix. GOP leaders insist they will bring their energy-expanding and road-building plan to the floor this month, but it’s clear they have a ways to go before uniting the Republican Conference. And thanks … Read more
Employers added 243,000 jobs in January, pushing unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation’s outlook for job growth. The Labor Department says employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the most in nine months. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in December. That’s … Read more
Light at Tunnel’s End? Survey Projects Growth in Non-residential Construction
The survey, 2012 Construction Industry Forecast, conducted by Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Inc., reported the “optimism quotient”—the survey’s primary benchmark for measuring contractor and equipment distributor sentiment—at 114 for 2012, an increase from 96 a year earlier. Read more at DURABILITY+DESIGN.
IUPAT FL: Staffers union OKs deal with Brevard school district
The tentative agreement, reached Monday, with International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, Local 1010, which represents employees such as bus drivers and cafeteria workers, includes a step increase or a one-time bonus for some employees. Read more at FloridaToday.com.
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