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IAM District 143 today announced it will be entering federally-mediated negotiations with Alaska Airlines on September 7, 2010 on behalf of 2,700 employees in the clerical, office and passenger service (COPS) classification at the Seattle-based carrier. “We have been in direct negotiations for months, but Alaska Airlines has been unwilling to adequately address our members’
Read moreAccording to the White House, former Senator Alan Simpson will remain on the job as co-chair of President Barack Obama’s debt commission despite Simpson’s offensive remark that Social Security is “like a milk cow with 310 million tits.” In an e-mail to Ashley Carson, Executive Director of the National Older Women’s League, the former Republican
Read moreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 last week to approve the “proxy access” rule, giving a boost to the shareholder rights movement and loosening the iron grip board chairmen have traditionally maintained over publicly-held corporations. Under the old rules, shareholders who wanted to nominate their own candidates for the board were required to
Read moreDistrict 751 members at BAE Systems in Seattle, WA have unanimously ratified a new three-year agreement with the aerospace supplier. The Machinists at BAE test and install the precision electronic equipment the company supplies for Boeing’s commercial airplanes. Under the terms of the new contract, IAM members will receive wage increases of 3 percent in
Read moreChristine Diaz Houston, TX Mayor Annise Parker has named IAM Local 2339H member Christine Diaz to the city’s Ethics Committee, effective September 1, 2010. Diaz will hold the position in addition to her responsibilities as Local 2339H Vice President and Legislative Committee Chairperson, Harris County AFL-CIO Executive Board Member and Texas AFL-CIO Vice President. Diaz, who is employed
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