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Machinists Approve New Contract at Hamilton Sundstrand IAM members of Local 743 at Hamilton Sundstrand in Connecticut overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with annual pay raises of 3.5 percent, an $8 increase to members’ monthly pension benefit and a $3,000 signing bonus that can be matched by 50 percent if the money is placed
Read more‘Day of Action’ Signals Grassroots Revival The thousands of Machinists who came to Washington, DC last week for the 2007 Legislative Conference and the Transportation Department’s “Day of Action” returned home after witnessing firsthand the impact that grassroots political involvement can have. From an impassioned speech by John Edwards at the Legislative Conference, who repeatedly
Read moreMachinists Prevail in NWA Bankruptcy Case The Machinists Union scored a major bankruptcy court victory this week when Judge Allan Gropper ruled that IAM members at Northwest Airlines (NWA) are entitled to Series C claims against the bankrupt carrier worth $212 million. The ruling confirms an earlier state court judgment over the carrier’s refusal to
Read moreFallen Members Remembered at Winpisinger Center More than 100 people gathered at the William W. Winpisinger Center for a service honoring IAM members whose lives were lost to workplace accidents, injuries or illness. “As we remember those who have died,” said Transportation GVP Robert Roach, Jr. in addressing the group, “let us honor them by
Read moreHartford Goes Green with Hydrogen Fuel Bus Commuters in Hartford, CT are enjoying the first hybrid electric fuel-cell bus in New England, built by Local 1746/District 26 members working at UTC Power in South Windsor. Fuel cell technology combines hydrogen with oxygen to produce electricity without creating clouds of exhaust. Development of the quiet, clean
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