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Contract Negotiations Open At PPG Southern Territory General Vice President Bob Martinez traveled to Lake Charles, Louisiana for the contract opening for Local Lodge 470 at PPG Industries, Inc. The contract covering over 900 members in PPG’s Chemical Division expires May 11. Prior to the contract talks, GVP Martinez went on a plant tour with
Read moreIAM and Hamilton Sundstrand Win OSHA Safety Award The OSHA Voluntary Protection Program flag was proudly raised on April 11, 2006 in a ceremony at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks, Connecticut for their efforts in working with the IAM and another union to achieve OSHA’s highest level of voluntary participation. In attendance were Eastern Territory GVP
Read moreHostile City Manager Leaves, but the IAM Won’t IAM members from LL 48 and District 8 have been picketing in front of the Oak Park, Illinois city hall to let the public know their tax dollars are being poured down the drain by city management that refuses to honor their IAM contract. After pressure from
Read moreMachinists Ratify Lockheed-Martin Contract at Fort Worth Facility District Lodge 776 Machinists ratified a three-year agreement with Lockheed-Martin Sunday, April 9, in Fort Worth Texas. The new agreement covers about 3,700 Machinists working on the F-16, F-22 and F-35 programs. Highlights of the agreement include raises of four percent the first year, and three percent
Read moreRich Rewards in Bush Tax Cuts With the federal deficit soaring into record territory and individual states struggling to provide basic services, its small comfort to learn that individuals with incomes of more than $10 million saw their annual investment tax bill cut by an average of $500,000 while their total annual savings under the
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