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Local 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell (left) was chosen to introduce President Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, OH, where the President vowed to protect U.S. auto and steel workers from unfair duties levied by China on American-made cars. Local 1943 Vice President Andrew Hounshell admitted he was stunned to receive a phone
Read moreIAM delegates returned home from the 38th Grand Lodge Convention in Toronto, ON carrying the message that union members’ interests at home can be protected by supporting workers’ struggles around the world. The quadrennial event concluded with a look at highlights since the first IAM convention was held in 1889, one year after the union
Read moreThe U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved Hawker Beechcraft’s request for an additional 120 days before it must file a formal plan to emerge from bankruptcy. The debt-laden Wichita, KS-based plane maker filed for Chapter 11 protection in May and originally hoped to emerge from bankruptcy before the end
Read moreWhen Mechanics and Lot Attendants at the Fairway Honda dealership in Corner Brook, Newfoundland discovered their wages were significantly less than their unionized counterparts, they decided to join the Machinists union. Within weeks of making that choice, the newest members of IAM Local 544 have a new collective agreement that increased wages by more than
Read moreIn an editorial published this week in the New York Daily News, UCubed Executive Director Rick Sloan examines the optics as well as the irony of celebrating Labor Day in the midst of a recession and places blame for the ongoing crisis squarely at the feet of the GOP. “Let’s be brutally honest about who’s
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