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Les membres du comité de négociation du district 140 se préparent pour les prochaines négociations avec Aveos à l’aide d’une simulation de négociation faisant partie du programme Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees au centre de formation William W. Winpisinger. Le district des transports 140 et les sections locales 714, 764, 1681 et 1751 qui y
Read moreOn the eve of voting on trade deals that will send even more North American jobs overseas, the Washington Post reports that “for the first time, lawmakers, businesses and even White House officials are courting consumers from cash-rich countries such as China, India and Brazil to fill the nation’s shopping malls and pick up the
Read moreWhen Hurricane Irene barreled up the East Coast, the area surrounding the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education Center in southern Maryland was in its path. The Center made it through without significant damage, but Instructor Dave Miskolczi and his wife Cindy’s house was not so lucky. The Miskolczis’ roof was hit by seven trees causing
Read moreHundreds of IAM members and AFL-CIO affiliates gathered on the U.S. Capitol Grounds today demanding Congress vote “NO” on the South Korea, Colombia and Panama Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). President Obama submitted the three seriously-flawed trade deals to Congress today, clearing the way for hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs to be shipped overseas –
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger called for changes to the proposed American Jobs Act and called for more support of America’s aviation manufacturing industry and a strong “Buy American” provisions in the bill. In an op-ed, entitled “Breaking Faith With Jobless Over an Applause Line” that appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Buffenbarger called for dropping
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