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More 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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Read moreWinners of the 2009 IAM Newsletter and Website Contest, Kalaski Award and Kourpias Award were honored at a special ceremony at the 2009 Communications Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Winners included District Lodge 751 and Local Lodge 1781 who took top honors in General Excellence for newsletters and NFFE-IAM Federal District 1 and Local Lodge
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