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Take Action to Help Save Auto Industry Jobs Help save a key sector of America’s manufacturing base and the millions of jobs the go with it by contacting your Senators and Representative and urge them to pass legislation to save America’s auto industry. American auto companies support millions of jobs in the American economy and
Read moreBuffenbarger Welcomes Obama’s Jobs Initiatives “President-elect Barack Obama has got it exactly right and I can’t applaud him enough, even before he’s taken the oath of office, for providing some inspiration and leadership on this issue,” said International President Tom Buffenbarger in a wide-ranging interview with newsman and author Bill Press about a proposal by
Read moreGuide Dogs Rescued as California Wildfire Advanced Fueled by 70 mile-per-hour winds, wildfires roared through the hills around Los Angeles last week, forcing an emergency evacuation of the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) breeding and training facility in Sylmar, CA. “At some points, burning tree limbs were flying past staff members as we loaded the
Read moreIAM Organizers Log 77.8 Percent Win Rate U.S. labor unions increased their overall percentage of successful representational elections during the first half of 2008, with the IAM recording the third highest number of workers organized, according to National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) data. The IAM won 35 out of 45 elections held during the six-month
Read moreMachinists Ratify Accord with United Launch Alliance The bargaining committee for IAM members at United Launch Alliance (ULA) facilities in Alabama, Florida and California took part in the WWW Center’s unique Negotiations Preparation Class before achieving a master agreement for nearly 900 members. Nearly 900 IAM members in five different local lodges in Alabama, Florida
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