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IAM membership nearly doubled in the commonwealth of Puerto Rico recently with the addition of 141 workers for Frito Lay/Pepsico. The work force at Frito Lay has been searching for some time for a strong union to affiliate with. After several meetings and discussions with the IAM, the workers overwhelmingly selected the IAM. A union
Read moreLa matrícula de la IAM en la Isla de Puerto Rico se duplicó recientemente con la adquisición de 141 trabajadores de Frito Lay/Pepsico . Puerto Rico es un Estado Libre Asociado de los Estado Unidos, y se encuentra en el noreste del Mar Caribe, al este de la República Dominicana y al oeste de las
Read moreThe IAM campaign to bring fairness and union representation to workers at Swedwood, a Virginia facility supplying furniture giant IKEA, is gaining global momentum. An IAM website www.goiam.org/Ikea about the campaign has already generated more than 1,000 letters to the IKEA CEO, with more on the way every day. Postings on the AFL-CIO website and
Read moreThe IAM filed a formal charge of election interference with the National Mediation Board (NMB) against Delta Air Lines in an election concluded November 18, 2010 for 13,000 Delta Fleet Service Workers. “Delta created an atmosphere of such widespread surveillance, coercion and intimidation that a fair election was impossible,” said Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr.
Read moreThe IAM today issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the proposed U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. “This Bush-era agreement fails to even remotely satisfy the concerns of recession-ravaged U.S. workers,” said IAM President Tom Buffenbarger. “The last thing the U.S. economy needs is another flawed trade agreement built on the disastrous framework of NAFTA.” Buffenbarger
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