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The IAM commenced bargaining in Toronto on behalf of members at Air Canada and Aveos. Canadian General Vice-President Dave Ritchie is taking part in the talks from the outset. “We are looking for gains in this entire process,” said Chuck Atkinson, IAM District 140 President and Directing General Chairperson. “That is our message and that
Read moreRecognizing that the manufacturing sector has historically led the American economy out of recession, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Mark Kirk (R-IL) have announced the introduction of the bipartisan National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2011. The legislation is aimed at bolstering the competitiveness of the American manufacturing industry, spurring American job growth and strengthening the
Read moreThe IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger today reaffirmed the IAM’s opposition to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA). “The Obama administration’s latest efforts to secure passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement with a side agreement referred to as an ‘action plan’ is simply unacceptable,” said Buffenbarger. “While details of the plan have yet to be unveiled,
Read moreWisconsin voters spoke loud and clear in the first chance they had to react to GOP Governor Scott Walker’s union busting budget bill and other antics funded by conservatives like the Koch brothers. In a close race for the Wisconsin Supreme Court, liberal candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg overcame a thirty-point deficit in just over six weeks
Read moreSouthern Territory GVP Bob Martinez (center) joined members of the Local 2003 Bargaining Committee for the opening round of negotiations with Army Fleet Services, a government contractor employing more than 3,500 IAM members at Ft. Rucker in southeastern Alabama. Representatives of Local 2003 at Ft. Rucker, AL, opened negotiations this week with Army Fleet Services
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