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In an interview with international labor radio station RadioLabour, IAM Woodworker Department Director William Street reports on the progress of the IAM campaign to unionize workers at Swedwood USA, an IKEA subsidiary in Danville, VA. “Given the fact that the workplace is phenomenally hostile and intimidating, that they have a ruthless termination policy that they
Read moreWorkers at Bombardier Learjet hear the good news from Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson as he announces that the new Learjet 85 will be assembled in Wichita. The community of Wichita had a big win when Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson announced that Bombardier Learjet will assemble the new composite Learjet 85 business jet in Wichita in
Read moreCiting a failure to grasp the depth and misery of the jobless crisis he helped create, Ur Union of Unemployed (UCubed) today called for the resignation of U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. “In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Secretary Geithner cherry-picked the facts to portray an America on the ‘path to recovery,’” said
Read moreThe IAM has filed an application with the National Mediation Board (NMB) seeking a single carrier ruling for Delta Stores employees. A single carrier ruling is required before having a union representation election, and a separate ruling must be made for each classification seeking an election. This follows previous applications for Fleet Service (Ramp &
Read moreMerrill Manufacturing continued its practice of stonewalling negotiations and prolonging a strike that began on March 24, 2010 by members of Local 2362 in Merrill, WI. The IAM indicated through a federal mediator that it was willing to modify some of its positions to reach a settlement. During a meeting between Merrill and the IAM,
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