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More than 3,600 IAM members employed by the City of Long Beach, CA recently voted to ratify a landmark proposal that provides significant savings for the city while preserving existing pension benefits for members. The agreement also extends the current contract by one year and includes a no-layoff clause for the remainder of the accord.
Read moreJobs are not on my priority list, says a top U.S. official with the Department of Defense (DoD) in a new video on the Machinists News Network. The remark was made during a keynote address at the Brookings Institute, Washington, DC, regarding $45 billion of possible cuts to the DoD budget. Experts say the significant
Read moreDistrict 15 organizers and new IAM members at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY celebrate an organizing win that secured bargaining rights for 225 workers. New York District 15 scored a decisive organizing victory recently when 225 workers at GKN Aerospace in Amityville, NY rejected a fierce anti-union campaign and voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM.
Read moreCharles Edward Cook The IAM mourns the death of former Grand Lodge Auditor Charles Edward “Ed” Cook of Cross Plains, IN. Charles passed away Monday morning at the age of 75. Charles Cook became an IAM member on July 10, 1962. He first worked at Reliance Electric Company in Madison, IN. As a member of
Read moreThe Union of Unemployed (UCubed) has released a new website in its efforts to organize, educate and empower unemployed and underemployed Americans. Features include a running tab on the “real” unemployment rate which now stands at 14.4 percent. Unlike the official unemployment rate, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is 7.8
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