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The IAM and District 143 today announced a tentative agreement with Alaska Airlines that includes job guarantees for the carrier’s 2,600 Clerical, Office and Passenger Service (COPS) employees. “This agreement provides our members the wages they deserve and the job security they demanded,” said Jackie Fay, District 143 General Chairperson and chief negotiator. “The IAM
Read moreUnion of Unemployed leaders and activists are being urged to ramp up their efforts to let Congress know how the latest tax cut package fails to address the plight of the nation’s long-term unemployed. “Congress is giving $540 billion – over half a trillion dollars – in tax breaks to corporations and wealthy Americans,” said
Read moreDecember 17, 2010 is the last day to take advantage of the reduced registration fee for the 2011 AFL-CIO Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance. The MLK observance will be held January 13-17 in Cincinnati, OH, a city with a rich civil rights history and one of the last stops on the Underground Railroad.
Read moreIAM 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
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