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Machinists Host Flight Attendant Coalition Twenty representatives from a coalition of U.S. and foreign flight attendant unions came together this week at the IAM’s William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center. The coalition meets quarterly to develop common strategies to address flight attendants’ legislative, health and safety and collective bargaining issues. “Flight attendants operate in
Read moreMachinists Denounce F-22 Funding Cut IAM leaders promptly denounced this week’s decision by U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to end funding for the F-22, the next-generation fighter aircraft that would have assured U.S. air superiority for years to come. “Not only is the decision to cut funding for the F-22 shortsighted militarily, but our economy
Read moreMinnesota Machinists Hold ‘Day of Action’ Rally Hundreds of IAM members were joined by elected officials and area union members in Bloomington, MN, for a rally to support what is likely to be the largest and most important union organizing drive in decades. The “Day of Action” rally, organized by Local 1833, was part of
Read moreMoncure Machinists Return with New Agreement Striking members of Local W369 in Moncure, North Carolina, will return to work at Moncure Plywood with their contract and their dignity intact after ratifying a new three-year contract that preserves seniority rights and sharply restricts the amount of forced overtime employees can be required to work. “The new
Read moreObama Shows Support for Working Families In another show of support for unions and America’s working families, President Obama reemphasized the importance of giving workers the right to organize. During a town hall meeting in southern California last week, Obama said giving workers fair pay and “the opportunity to organize themselves” is, quite simply, the
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