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John Conley, Vice-President TWU; Captain David Bates, President APA; Doug Parker, CEO US Airways; Laura Glading, President APFA; Notably absent; All US Airways unions. US Airways CEO Doug Parker spoke recently at a National Press Club luncheon, arguing emphatically for a merger between US Airways and American Airlines. Parker was flanked by leaders of the
Read moreThe July 2012 IAM Journal is now available on the IAM App. In this month’s issue, activists spotlight the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) anti-middle class, pro-corporate agenda and the Machinists News Network talks with a group of Local 1976 retirees on a mission to provide much-needed medical equipment to those in need in Panama. You
Read moreMore than two dozen members of UnioNation, the IAM’s labor music project, performed 23 original numbers at a debut concert at the William W. Winpisinger Center. The IAM’s Labor Music Project, “UnioNation,” performed its debut concert at the William W. Winpisinger Education & Technology Center (W3 Center) in Hollywood, MD, to a packed audience who
Read moreThe U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York is expected to rule this week on a jaw-dropping motion submitted by Hawker Beechcraft to pay top executives bonuses that could exceed $5.3 million. Meanwhile, no monies are being set aside for thousands of hourly workers at Hawker who could have their pensions frozen or terminated. In a
Read moreNearly 300 workers at an IKEA warehouse in Port Wentworth, GA voted overwhelmingly for IAM representation. On the strength of a 95 percent ‘Yes’ vote, 62 warehouse employees in Port Wentworth, GA became the latest IKEA workers to win IAM representation. IAM District 112 Organizer Rick Harris praised organizing committee members Chad Mock and Terry
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