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For months now, coverage of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton has saturated our nation’s news coverage. And thanks to Trump’s ability to swamp the media with the insults he hurls and gaffes he makes, that coverage is too often light on substance. Not enough is being reported on or shared with voters about the stark…

With Hurricane Matthew already having cost destruction and loss of life within the Caribbean, we urge all members in its path to prepare themselves for its eventual arrival.  Visit www.Ready.gov for more information.

  Seattle’s Sheet Metal Local 66 has a new leadership development program which has passionately embraced the concept of trade unionism. The journeywomen have taken the initiative to build a support network for all working women throughout the Seattle Local Union, having committed to mentor the 41 female apprentices in the current 400-member class of…

Image Credit: Warren Faust Fresh from the vice presidential debate, Democratic candidate and Virginia senator Tim Kaine spoke at a rally at Local 19 in Philadelphia where he spoke about his and Hillary Clinton’s economic vision for America. Speaking about Donald Trump’s possible failure to pay taxes like other Americans, Kaine noted that it  “makes…

ABC News.com reported that following last week’s deadly New Jersey Transit crash in Hoboken that killed a woman standing on the platform and injured more than 100 commuters, NJT announced a new mandate that requires the presence of both the engineer and a conductor during the final phase of the commute, when the trains are pulling into…