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Hundreds of of District 70 members and supporters in Wichita, KS, rallied for jobs and a fair contract with Cessna. “When negotiations started with Cessna, the IAM committed to partner with the company to survive the current recession, and to save and create jobs for the future,” said Southern Territory GVP Bob Martinez. “It soon
Read moreMore than 1,000 IAM and TCU retirees took part in the 5th Annual Retirees Convention held in Las Vegas, NV. More than 1,000 IAM retirees took part in the 5th IAM Retirees’ Conference in Las Vegas, NV, where speaker after speaker urged the delegates to mobilize for the political battle to save Social Security. Among
Read moreUCubed and a coalition of individual and group advocates for the “99ers” – folks who have exhausted their unemployment insurance benefits – are combining their efforts to effect real change and provide much-needed relief for the long-term unemployed. The newly-formed coalition known as The American 99ers Union and its members will take part in a
Read moreWorkers at Mott’s upstate New York applesauce plant declared victory after ratifying a new contract that restores wages and preserves the defined benefit pension plan. The workers at Mott’s, who are members of the Retail, Wholesale, Department Store Union/UFCW Local 220, previously rejected a concessions-laden contract from Mott’s, a subsidiary of the Dr. Pepper Snapple
Read moreIn a recent editorial published in the Wichita Eagle, District 70 President and Directing Business Representative Steve Rooney responded to an article that asked, “Why are people against unions?” The initial article cherry-picks from selected polls and cites anti-union sentiments on Internet message boards, where words such as “greedy,” “entitled” and “out-of-touch” are not uncommon.
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