Local 41 Photog Snaps 1 st Place Winner The winners of the 2006 IAM Photo Contest have been announced, and Local 41 member Ben Castic has won first-place for the second year in a row. This year’s entry, entitled, “Tunnel Vision” shows IAM member Gus Patakas as he deburrs a furnace section cylinder at South
Read moreSan Francisco Local 1781 Celebrates 60 Years IP Tom Buffenbarger and Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. joined California Reps. George Miller, Tom Lantos and more than 300 guests for the 60th anniversary celebration of San Francisco’s legendary Local 1781. “The Air Transport sector of the IAM rose to greatness thanks to the solidarity and strength of
Read moreU.S. Approves Joint Rocket Venture Antitrust regulators at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave the green light this week to the United Launch Alliance (ULA), a $1.06 billion plan by Lockheed Martin Corp and Boeing Co. to merge their rocket building and launch operations. Under the agreement, Boeing’s Delta rockets and Lockheed’s Atlas rockets will
Read moreNLRB Rules in Kentucky River Cases Overturning nearly sixty years of established precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) today issued rulings in the “Kentucky River” cases, setting the stage for the re-classification of tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of workers as “supervisors,” thereby depriving them of the right to union membership. In the
Read moreOhio, California Lead ‘Hell Yes’ Tally Union members in two key states, California and Ohio, are running neck and neck for bragging rights over which state has the most members pledging to vote in the upcoming gubernatorial elections. Other states coming on strong in the unofficial competition are Illinois, Florida and Maryland. The state-by-state tally
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