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Newly-proposed NLRB regulations would go a long way towards ensuring fair union elections for workers across the U.S. The unfair, tedious and costly process for workers to exercise their right to organize could be getting some reprieve if recently-proposed labor regulations take effect. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has put forth new rules that
Read moreThe IAM has announced it reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for approximately 3,000 clerical, office and passenger service employees at Alaska Airlines. The five-year accord includes a 12.3 percent wage increase, improved job security provisions, strengthened merger protections, improved premium pay, enhanced home agent pay protections and holds the line on health
Read moreIAM members at Auto Truck Transport have won an arbitration case against the trucking company that is expected to spread a seven-figure back-pay reward among more than 600 drivers. Members of Locals 641 in Cleveland, NC, and Mount Holly, NC; Local 166 in Laredo, TX; and District W24 in Portland, OR, were affected by the
Read moreNew Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, right, takes the oath of office given by Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo. (Courtesy: Federal Reserve Flickr) The first woman to lead the Federal Reserve officially took office this week. Janet Yellen succeeds former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke who is now retired. Yellen’s entrance onto the big stage comes at
Read moreThe IAM joins labor in strongly opposing two bills that seek to increase the threshold at which employers are required to either offer health care coverage or pay a penalty under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Both the “Save American Workers Act” (H.R. 2575) and the “Forty Hours is Full Time Act” (H.R. 2988) would
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