Members of Local 2768, District 76, in Irvine, TX, have ratified a new three-year agreement with BAE Platform Systems that includes annual pay raises of three percent, three percent and 2.5 percent, while holding the line on health care costs. The IAM Bargaining Committee was also able to preserve the pension plan for all employees,
Read moreWhile the IAM is vigorously working with Congress to fund an active space program, the Membership Services arm of the Retirees, Community, and Membership Services Department is working with District Lodge 166 to assist at-risk members at the Kennedy Space Center. A District Community Services Committee has been established to help any member in need
Read morePhiladelphia Unemployment Project member Darryl Jackson addresses the UCubed Pre-event Rally on the day of the historic 10.2.10 One Nation Working Together March on Washington to call for jobs and justice for America’s working families. Thousands of labor, civil rights, religious and community activists from around the country joined Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) for
Read moreThe IAM this week began airing a series of television and radio ads aimed at raising community awareness and urging a ‘YES!’ vote in the upcoming union elections at Delta Air Lines. Lifting You, Lifting Me, Lifting Us All is being broadcast in and around cities served by Delta, including: Atlanta, GA; Memphis, TN; Detroit,
Read moreUnited Airlines and Continental Airlines officially merged and became United-Continental Holdings, Inc., an umbrella company that will operate the two airlines separately until they integrate operations. “It will be some time before passengers and employees see any significant changes,” said IAM General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “Complete operational integration and blending of employee groups
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