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Machinists Reach Tentative Pact with Freight Carriers The IAM announced a tentative agreement with the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC) for a contract covering 7,800 railroad machinists. “The negotiators worked hard at the bargaining table,” said IAM GVP Robert Roach, Jr. “Our members will now have their chance to review and vote on the agreement.”
Read moreIAM to Make Historic Dual Endorsement On August 27 and 28, Democratic and Republican presidential candidates will appear before nearly 600 IAM leaders from across the country. Invitations to participate in the IAM’s “Conversation with the Candidates” were extended to five candidates from each party. Moderated by Erin Moriarty of CBS News, these ninety-minute conversations will occur at the IAM
Read moreSpring IAM Journal says ‘Enough!’ The 2007 IAM Day of Action is the centerpiece in the latest issue of the IAM Journal, the award-winning quartly publication of Machinists union. The May 17 event brought together over 5,000 union members and supporters from more than a dozen international unions for the largest labor rally in the
Read moreMachinists on Strike at Freightliner in Portland Anger over decisions earlier this year to move production of a top model to Mexico and lay off more than 630 workers are contributing factors in a strike that began this week at Freightliner’s Portland, OR, facility. Members of Local 1005 in Portland are walking picket lines for
Read moreHouse Committee Delivers for FedEx Workers The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently voted 51-18 to approve the “Express Carrier Employee Protection” amendment, a measure that would dramatically increase organizing opportunities for employees in the parcel delivery industry. The amendment, which now becomes part of the FAA Reauthorization bill, would properly place tens of thousands
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