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The 2010 Basic Newsletter Development course at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Placid Harbor, MD originally scheduled for April 25-29 has been rescheduled for May 2-7, 2010. Local or district lodges who want to start a newsletter or train editors for existing newsletters are encouraged to apply. The course covers writing
Read moreTomorrow, January 15, 2010, marks the start of a movement. The IAM will launch Ur Union of Unemployed – or UCubed for short – an online community that aims to unify the unemployed in a unique and useful way. Over 31 million Americans have lost work and wages in this Grave Recession. More than 35,000 members of our
Read moreThe National Mediation Board (NMB) has announced the dates for a union representation election for flight simulator technicians (Sim Techs) at Delta Air Lines. The NMB will mail voting instructions to eligible voters on February 3, 2010, and tabulate votes on February 25, 2010. Voting will be conducted electronically by phone and through the Internet.
Read moreA top labor relations executive for Pratt & Whitney testified in federal court Tuesday that the company purposely hid plans from the IAM to shut down its Cheshire, CT, plant. As reported by The Hartford Courant, P&W Vice President of Industrial Relations Rick Warters told a federal court the company deliberately evaded a direct inquiry
Read moreDistrict 947 IAM members who work at Coca-Cola plants throughout Southern California rejected a raid by the Teamsters. IAM members voted by a significant majority to remain with the Machinists Union. Since leaving the AFL-CIO, which has a no-raid agreement among affiliates, the Teamsters have led numerous raids to steal members from other unions. “This
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