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2006 Archive
IAM Members at Sky Harbor Ratify First Contract
IAM members at DynCorp, working at Sky Harbor airport ratified their first contract on December 6th.
IAM Members in Idaho Settle First Contract
IAM members at Bechtel Bettis, working at the Naval Reactor Facility in Idaho, ratified their first bargaining agreement on
Guide Dogs Banquet 2006
IAM Districts, Locals, members and the companies that they work with assembled in Las Vegas this past weekend...
Local 794 Plays Fair
Local 794, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, set up a booth at the state fair to carry the message of fairness and justice to workers in their community
Local 794 Deliver First Contract to New Members
Only one month after voting to join the IAM, DBR Ernest "Red" Dow and his committee have delivered a first contract to the workers.
District 947 is on a Roll!!!
District Lodge 947 has won two representation elections in the last month, where the units were over 500 workers each.
IAM Wins Benefits for Freightliner Workers
Union wins government retraining benefits, over Freightliner's objection
IAM Wins Representation Vote at AK Steel
2,200 AK Steel employees vote to join the IAM
Western Territory Gets Four Wins
The Western Territory brough four separate units intot he IAM family in two days!!!
Over the Top for DL 160
District Lodge 160 has exceeded the 250 member organizing goal, set by the IAM Executive Council, for the third consecutive year.
Joe Rocha Named to EO Commission
Joe Rocha, a 20 year member of Local 1528, has been appointed to serve jointly on the Equal Opportunity / Disability Commission and Human Rights Commission, by the Mayor and City Council of Modesto, California.
DL 160 Stands Out at Natl. Staff Conference
District Lodge 160, out of Seattle, Washington, is one of only three Districts in the entire International Union that has
Bush Imitates Reagan
Twenty-five years after Ronald Reagan fired striking PATCO Air Traffic Controllers, the Bush Administration picked up where Reagan left off ...
NLRB Again Rules Foster Farms in Violation
Foster Farms is eventually going to learn that Federal Laws are for everyone...
IAM Steward Wins Prestigious Award
The Washington Women in Trades has awarded Cheri Sanford, steward out of IAM Local 282, their Union Activist of the Year Award.
WalMart and the Dubai Port Scandal
The battle over Dubai buying our ports was rough, but did youknow that WalMart was behind the scenes?
District 160 Gets Another Organizing Win
134 workers at Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc., in Seattle, Washington, voted overwhelmingly
IAM ends Long Strike Against Berkley Honda
After a ten month strike, and staunch support from the community, IAM members have ratified a contract with Berkley Honda
Retired DBR Mike Smith Passes Away
Erdis "Mike" Smith, the retired DBR of District 720 in California has passed away after suffering from a battle with Leukemia
CEO Pension Scams Being Watched
AFL-CIO’s annual Executive PayWatch Web site (www.paywatch.org) now includes the top 25 pension packages for CEOs for 2005.
Federal Judge Sides With IAM
A federal judge in California ordered Foster Poultry Farms to recognize and bargain with the League of Independent Workers, an affiliate of the IAM, on behalf of more than 2,000 workers at a poultry plant in Livingston, California.
Bush Nominates anti-Worker Lawyer to Labor Dept.
In another blow to the hopes of working families in the U.S., George Bush has nominated a Lawyer who is famous for his anti-worker positions to the Labor Dept.
NLRB Backs IAM in Fight with Foster Farms
The National Labor Relations Board has found merit to the multitude of Unfair Labor Practice Charges filed by the IAM, as the union works to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement for 2400 new members
Big Win for Western Territory
219 Technicians at Bechtel Bettis voted by a two-thirds margin to join the IAM
Employee Free Choice Act
American workers deserve to have their rights protected, especially when the opposition is so powerful
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