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The need for jobs and our nation’s leaders to address the growing unemployment crisis head-on, without further delay, has dominated headlines in The New York Times in recent days. “The Obama administration must flesh out its commitment to ensure that economic recovery does not leave middle-class and low-income families behind,” reads an editorial entitled “Wanted:
Read moreThirty-thousand workers across America, including thousands of IAM members, are thankful that a bipartisan group of senators approved the continued funding of the C-17 Globemaster cargo plane. By a 64-36 vote, the Senate rejected Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) amendment to end production of popular plane and approved the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill that includes an
Read moreMore than 600 union jobs, including 425 IAM workers of Local 1005, are off the chopping block at Daimler Trucks NA in Portland, OR. The company reversed plans to close its truck manufacturing plant after signing a new contract with the U.S. Army. Daimler said it would keep the facility open to produce Western Star
Read moreWorkers of Local Lodge 639 at Bombardier Learjet in Wichita, KS, ratified a three-year agreement by a 95 percent vote. The agreement calls for yearly raises and a 14 percent immediate increase in the pension plan. The company and the Union entered into a partnership agreement to explore ways to hold the line on health
Read moreThe Local 743 Bargaining Committee goes through a simulated contract negotiation with staff members of the IAM William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center to prepare for upcoming bargaining with Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT. As part of getting ready for upcoming contract negotiations at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, CT, the Local 743
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