The 221 members of IAM Local 2603 in Winnipeg, MN have a new five-year agreement. The group provides accounting, banking, auditing, cargo, accounts payable and receivable and payroll functions for Air Canada and Jazz. The collective agreement provides for a two percent lump sum wage increase in the first year, wage increases of two per
Read moreL to R: District 751 Business Rep Tommy Wilson, Robert Carver, Josh Divers, Andrew Dennis and Local A President Fergie Ferguson. Divers addressed members at a recent District 751 Local A meeting to thank them for their support after his accident in February. The October issue of the Aero Mechanic, District 751’s award-winning newsletter, features
Read moreEvery day, over 33,000 UCubed fans engage in the oldest political activity in the world – talking over the back fence with their friends and neighbors – via one of the newest political tools: Facebook. UCubed fans share stories. They like Honey and Buzz E Bee videos. They comment on posts. They feel more engaged
Read moreIn an eloquent message posted on the Local 639 website, the Executive Director of Interfaith Worker Justice Kansas, Rev. David Hansen, urged the Wichita faith community to support IAM members at Bombardier Learjet in their the struggle to preserve affordable health care. “Now is the time to speak out and speak up for a health
Read moreAn article published for In These Times unveils illegal, anti-union activity which reportedly took place during an IAM organizing campaign at the Fort Lewis-McChord joint Army and Air Force base in Washington state. According to the article, workers assigned to help families suffering from the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were forced to attend
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