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Oct 22, 2024 | 
washingtontechnology.com | Tom Conway
The federal government continues to face a serious skills shortage for cybersecurity professionals, an issue that by extension must also be addressed by government contractors. This issue extends beyond the government to all sectors of the U.S. as well.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
usw.org | David McCall |Tom Conway
Owning Our Security September 16, 2024 A knot formed in Sam Phillips’ stomach a few months ago when he learned that corroded titanium—sold with faked documents—somehow made it into doors and other components on civilian airliners. It was exactly the kind of nightmare scenario that Phillips and other members of the United Steelworkers (USW) warned of while trying to save the nation’s last titanium sponge plant, located in Henderson, Nev.
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May 14, 2024 | 
michiganadvance.com | Tom Conway
That battle for survival made Carlton a lifelong champion of Social Security and a tireless opponent of Republicans in Congress who keep trying to kill this lifeline for the middle class. “It’s not a gift. It’s money that we’re due,” explained Carlton, a 70-year-old retired tire manufacturer and longtime member of the United Steelworkers. Now president of the Virginia Alliance for Retired Americans, he’s advocated for Social Security for 30 years. Now there’s a new threat.
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May 12, 2024 | 
dailymontanan.com | Tom Conway
Only his dad’s Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family’s small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the household afloat during the lean years that followed. That battle for survival made Carlton a lifelong champion of Social Security and a tireless opponent of Republicans in Congress who keep trying to kill this lifeline for the middle class. “It’s not a gift.
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May 12, 2024 | 
dailymontanan.com | Tom Conway
Social Security is America’ contract with working people By: Tom Conway - May 12, 2024 Cliff Carlton was the 10th of 11 children and one of three still living at home when his father, a coal miner, died unexpectedly at 67. Only his dad’s Social Security benefits, along with vegetables from the family’s small farm in southwestern Virginia, kept the household afloat during the lean years that followed. That battle […]
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
design-reuse.com | Tom Conway
New Arm Automotive Enhanced (AE) processors deliver AI-accelerated compute for automotive markets. By Tom Conway, Senior Director, Product Management, Automotive, Arm The automotive industry is undergoing seismic change and transformation. Vehicles, now and in the future, are being defined by the electronic systems powering them, as they essentially become “a computer on wheels” that are the most complex technology devices people own.
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Oct 24, 2023 | 
truthout.org | Zane McNeill |Sharon Zhang |Tyler Walicek |Tom Conway
“For too long this industry has been given carte blanche to disregard laws,” an advocate told Truthout. ByZane McNeill, TruthoutPublishedOctober 24, 2023Maksymenko Nataliia / iStock / Getty Images PlusGerber’s Poultry, a poultry plant in Kidron, Ohio, which produces Amish Farm Chicken, is under investigation after federal agents found more than two dozen minors illegally employed in meat processing and sanitation.
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Oct 2, 2023 | 
labortribune.com | Tom Conway |Lynn Alpert
By TOM CONWAYPresidentUnited SteelworkersThe World War II veteran had no family by his side as he lay dying, so Ella Wilverding and her union co-workers stepped into the role. They took turns sitting vigil with the man, talking to him, holding his hand, and making him as comfortable as possible during his final days.
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Sep 22, 2023 | 
counterpunch.org | Tom Conway
The World War II veteran had no family by his side as he lay dying, so Ella Wilverding and her union co-workers stepped into the role. They took turns sitting vigil with the man, talking to him, holding his hand, and making him as comfortable as possible during his final days. “We have a policy,” explained Wilverding, a certified nursing assistant (CNA) at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon, Oregon, and the president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 9559.
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Sep 21, 2023 | 
fayettetribune.com | Tom Conway
She only wanted a few hours at her dying mother’s bedside. But her bosses at Twin Rivers Paper in Madawaska, Maine forced her to work overtime on her day off. About an hour and a half into the mandatory shift, the woman’s mother died. Workers are battling harder than ever to end this appalling mistreatment. They’re fighting back against mandatory overtime requirements that strain families to the breaking point and put lives at risk.
