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IAM Sues US Airways over Bankruptcy Ploy The IAM filed a federal lawsuit this week over US Airways’ attempt to avoid a scheduled grievance arbitration by seeking to have the matter resolved in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, despite having exited bankruptcy more than a year ago. “US Airways is attempting to use the bankruptcy court to
Read moreMachinists at Harley Ratify New Contract Local 175 IAM members in York, PA, today voted to ratify a new three-year contract with Harley-Davidson that preserves established healthcare coverage, boosts wages and ends a three-week old dispute at Harley’s largest U.S. facility. The contract was approved by 83 percent following a unanimous recommendation by the Local
Read moreHarley Workers in PA to Vote on Accord Nearly 3,000 IAM members of Local 175 in York, PA, will get to vote Feb. 22 on a tentative agreement reached last week after two days of face-to-face meetings with Harley-Davidson representatives. If approved by the members, the accord would end the high profile 3-week dispute over
Read moreMachinists Strike Tennessee Muffler Maker Two hundred and twenty members of Local 2545 in Loudon, TN voted to strike Maremont Exhaust Products after the company proposed a wage freeze and a two-tier pay scale in addition to insurance premiums that would hike workers’ premiums by up to 300 percent. “These workers are simply fighting for
Read moreNegotiations to Resume with Harley-Davidson IAM officials from Local 175 and District 98 will meet with Harley-Davidson representatives on Feb.14 in York, PA, in a bid to resolve the two-week old contract dispute at the company’s largest U.S. facility. More than 2,700 IAM members have been locked out since the company barricaded entrances to the
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