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  • iMail , News November 23, 2010

    Merrill Manufacturing Strike Ends

    Dozens of brave members of Local 2362 in Merrill, WI, voted to end a months-long strike against Merrill Manufacturing Corporation. Merrill forced the strike after making outrageous demands at the bargaining table and refusing to consider reasonable proposals from the bargaining committee to help Merrill get through the recession. “These members stood together against an

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  • iMail , News November 18, 2010

    Seattle Machinists to Protest Mexico Outsourcing Conference

    If organizers of a conference to encourage aerospace companies to relocate to Mexico don’t cancel their plans, IAM District 751 stands ready to protest outside the event. “Our union is committed to growing Washington aerospace, not standing back and watching as it gets picked apart by foreign interests,” said District 751 President and Directing Business

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  • iMail , News November 18, 2010

    Fleet Service Vote at Delta Falls Short

    The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) today announced that Fleet Service workers at Delta did not achieve the needed majority of votes to secure IAM representation. The IAM is investigating allegations of widespread illegal election interference by Delta Air Lines.

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  • iMail , News November 18, 2010

    Unemployment Benefits Boost U.S. Economy

    As Republican lawmakers continue to discredit the positive effects of unemployment insurance benefits, a new report by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) shows unemployment insurance (UI) benefits have boosted the entire U.S. economy, while at the same time, saved millions of jobs. The study shows that for every dollar spent on unemployment insurance, economic

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  • iMail , News November 18, 2010

    Unique WWW Class Prepares Committees for Negotiations

    Negotiating Committees from Raytheon Missile Systems of Old Pueblo Lodge 933 in Tucson, AZ, and Rugby Manufacturing of Local 2525 in Fargo, ND, got ready for their respective rounds of contract negotiations at the unique Negotiation Preparation for Bargaining Committees program at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD. The

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