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An overwhelming majority of 84 workers at Angeles Composite Technologies (ACT) in Port Angeles, WA, voted to join the IAM. ACT supplies structural assemblies and components to aerospace companies, including Boeing, Bombardier, and Lockheed Martin. “I would like to congratulate the workers at Angeles Composite Technologies and the staff of IAM District W24 who made
Read moreTwo members of IAM Local 340 who are employed at the Port Authority Marine Division in the U.S. Virgin Islands, are being hailed as heroes for actions that saved the lives of several swimmers. The swimmers had misjudged the distance of an incoming cruise ship, and were in position to be pulled into the ship’s
Read moreA sweeping series of takeaway proposals from the Boeing Company led to a unanimous strike vote by the highly-skilled members of Local 2296 in Havelock, NC. The striking Machinists maintain F15 flight simulators used for training at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro, NC. The rejected contract included deletion of the vision plan, takeaways on the
Read morePrepaid bank cards provide the jobless easy access to their benefits and can help those without a bank account avoid check-cashing fees and the risk of carrying cash. However, Big Banks are stinging too many unemployed Americans with unnecessary and hidden costs. Of the 40 states that have switched from paper checks to prepaid debit
Read moreLos miembros del Grupo de Liderazgo en Español se reunieron en el Centro de Winpisinger la semana pasada para prepararse para los próximos programas en Mayo y Junio de Liderazgo en Español I y II. El grupo se reunió durante tres días para examinar, revisar, actualizar y traducir los materiales curriculares relacionados con estos dos
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