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The new GOP majority in the House is using their so-called mandate for spending reductions to target programs and workers that have long been on their hit list. High on the list are federal workers, high-speed rail projects and Amtrak. Just released by the Republican Study Committee, the new GOP blueprint for spending reductions calls
Read moreIAM members at the St. Louis Boeing facility will receive a bonus of 1.25 weeks pay – the highest payout since 2005 – because of their hard work and dedication last year. A Performance Profit Sharing Plan or PPSP made this possible. PPSP is a program negotiated by IAM District 837 and Boeing for St.
Read moreIn an op-ed published in the Daily Globe, IAM General Vice President Rich Michalski discusses the need for American politicians “to adopt the policies necessary to cure our chronic and debilitating condition: persistent high unemployment.” “A full year after the economic recovery officially ended,” writes Michalski, “American workers continue to lose their jobs at an
Read moreIAM District 142 announced that negotiations will begin today in Phoenix, AZ, on new contract terms for more than 3,300 Mechanic & Related and Maintenance Training Specialist employees at US Airways. “Written off by industry experts as ‘dead on arrival’ twice, US Airways survived thanks only to massive sacrifices by employees in two bankruptcies,” said
Read moreGE’s recent announcement that it would be finalizing plans for a joint venture with China-owned AVIC to produce avionics systems is another example of how other countries demand the transfer of technology and production from Western companies. For years, the IAM has sounded the alarm about giving away our jobs and leading-edge technology to other
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