Newly organized civilian workers at Camp Lejeune and Air Station New River in North Carolina will earn 11 percent raises in the first year of their inaugural IAM contract. Civilian workers at two Marine Corps bases in North Carolina will see 11 percent raises in the first year of their newly ratified IAM contract, reports
Read moreIAM International President Tom Buffenbarger has appointed Edmundo Osorio from San Diego Local 1155 to be an Education Representative at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, MD, effective December 1, 2015. Osorio, an IAM member for over 15 years, comes to the Winpisinger Center with a wealth of experience as an
Read moreEl Presidente internacional de la IAM Tom Buffenbarger ha nombrado a Edmundo Osorio del Local 1155 de San Diego como representante de educación en el centro de educación y tecnología William W. Winpisinger en Hollywood, MD, efectivo 01 de diciembre del 2015. Osorio, un miembro de la IAM de más de 15 años, viene
Read moreIndustriALL Global Union has responded to recent raids on its affiliate Korean Metal Workers’ Union, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions and several other union offices with a condemning letter to the country’s president, Park Geun-hye. READ: IndustiALL Condemns Crackdown on Korean Unions The crackdown by more than 2,500 police targeted eight different unions at
Read moreHealth insurance is expensive enough today, but a new tax scheduled to go into effect in 2018 is already making doctor’s visits and medical procedures pricier for middle-class workers. The Affordable Care Act’s 40-percent excise tax, frequently mischaracterized as the “Cadillac Tax,” would be imposed on plans that exceed individual coverage costs of more than
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