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When workers at Americanos USA, LLC in Laredo, TX voted ‘yes’ in May to join the IAM, they joined with IAM members across Texas and California, culminating in a first contract for IAM members at all nine Americanos locations. More than 150 members ratified the new three-year agreement by a 9 to 1 margin. The
Read moreMedical Attendants who provide non-emergency patient transfers at Ontario Patient Transfer’s (OPT) base in Kitchener, ON, are the newest members of Local 1295 in Canada. The newest members bring the total number of members at OPT to 182 at locations in Hamilton, Kitchener, Winchester and Arnprior. “These workers were looking for representation and a champion
Read moreDelta Air Lines today joined the Air Transport Association (ATA) in appealing a federal judge’s ruling denying their bid to overturn a fair election process in union representation elections. “Delta is trying to distract its employees and the Machinists Union with baseless legal challenges,” said IAM Transportation General Vice President Robert Roach, Jr. “This further
Read moreBy a 272 to 152 vote marking the end of a months-long battle between Democrats and Republicans, House lawmakers passed an unemployment insurance extension for 2.5 million jobless Americans. The measure now goes to President Obama for his signature. The vote to restore jobless aid comes after Republicans blocked numerous attempts to pass the benefit
Read moreIn a new IAM video that examines the devastating impact of flawed trade agreements, Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) discusses legislation that would give American lawmakers the long overdue opportunity to scrap faulty trade deals and negotiate replacement agreements. The Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act, authored by Brown and Rep. Mike
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