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After a thorough investigation, the National Mediation Board (NMB) has unanimously concluded that Delta Air Lines illegally interfered with the February 2010 Flight Simulator Technician representation election and has ordered the election to be rerun. “The Board found that Delta’s conduct interfered with, influenced, or coerced employees’ choice of representative in an election conducted pursuant
Read moreThe commercial aviation cluster based in Wichita, KS continues to reel from a steep drop in sales that began in 2008, with several companies taking vastly different paths in an effort to survive the unprecedented downturn. Spirit AeroSystems and Bombardier Aerospace have committed to Wichita, while Hawker Beechcraft is threatening to move thousands of jobs.
Read moreThe latest contracts negotiated under the Service Contract Act (SCA) for IAM members demonstrate once again the benefits of having a bargaining committee with years of experience dealing with the unique opportunities afforded by union representation under the SCA. IAM members of Local 449 in Panama City, FL employed by Defense Support Services at Tyndall
Read moreThe cut-off date to take the 2010 Ask a Working Woman survey, sponsored by Working America and the AFL-CIO, is this Friday, August 13. The questionnaire takes about 7 minutes to complete and gives working women the opportunity to voice their concerns and hopes about the future. Don’t miss your opportunity to participate. Take the
Read moreHighlighting the IAM presence at the LCLAA 18th Annual Membership Convention in Las Vegas, NV, was a display featuring Spanish language classes and materials offered by the William W. Winpisinger Center in Southern Maryland. (left to right: Transportation GLR Dora Cervantes and Winpisinger Center Instructor Anne Wiberg) The pledge made by International President Tom Buffenbarger to increase
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