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Retired District 112 Secretary-Treasurer Miriam “Bunny” Baker was honored by the Florida Chapter of APRI for decades of community service. Retired District 112 Secretary-Treasurer Miriam “Bunny” Baker was honored with the Distinguished Community Service Award from the Florida State Chapter of the A. Philip Randolph Institute at its 10 th Annual Memorial Birthday Celebration held
Read moreEach year, thousands of workers are killed and millions more are injured or sickened because of their jobs. The labor movement remembers these workers on April 28, Workers’ Memorial Day. This is an historic year for workers’ safety and health. It’s the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, where 146 workers – most of them young
Read moreIn response to charges filed by the IAM, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), this week issued a blistering complaint against the Boeing Company, declaring their move to South Carolina was a violation of federal labor law and constituted illegal retaliation against IAM members employed by Boeing in the Puget Sound area. The NLRB complaint
Read moreThe IAM welcomed this week’s National Mediation Board (NMB) single carrier ruling for the Stock and Stores classification at the recently combined United Airlines, Continental Airlines and Continental Micronesia Airlines. “We are very pleased with the NMB decision,” said IAM District 141 President and Directing General Chairman Rich Delaney. “The IAM is looking forward to
Read moreThe 2011 Executive Paywatch website shows CEOs at 299 U.S. companies earned a combined income of $3.4 billion in 2010. Viacom’s CEO Philippe P. Dauman earned $84.5 million alone last year, one of the highest among the executives. “The disparity between CEO and workers’ pay has continued to grow to levels that are completely stunning,”
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