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Chicago Summit Takes Aim at Organizing More than 900 district and local lodge presidents and organizing chairpersons from the U.S. and Canada are descending on Chicago this week to take part in a three-day organizing summit. Designed to create battle plans for hundreds of organizing campaigns, the summit will use a computer hookup to allow
Read moreThe Hammer Gets Nailed Tom DeLay, the one-time exterminator from Houston, TX who rose to the pinnacle of political power in Washington, D.C., was indicted Sept. 28 for his alleged part in a campaign finance scheme linked to congressional redistricting in Texas that led, ultimately, to Republican control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Under
Read moreSolidarity Wins New Deal for Boeing Machinists More than 18,400 Machinists at Boeing will vote Sept. 29 on a revised contract offer that resoundingly proves the value of membership solidarity and resolve in a collective bargaining showdown. The new offer contains dramatic improvements over the company’s so-called “final offer,” which triggered a walkout that shut
Read moreSolidarity on Display in Pemco Lockout If management’s decision to lock out nearly 200 members of Local 1632 was based on the expectation that workers there would abandon their quest for a fair contract, then someone at Pemco Aviation in Dothan, Alabama is due for a trip to the woodshed. “The resolve of this membership
Read more2,000 Poultry Workers Join IAM More than 2,000 poultry workers in California’s San Joaquin Valley will be joining the IAM after an overwhelming vote for Machinists Union representation at Foster Farms in Livingston, California. The workers were previously represented by an independent union unaffiliated with any other labor organization. The IAM will immediately begin bargaining
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