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A Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) has backed many of the proposals put forth by a coalition of 14 unions, including IAM-TCU, representing 4,300 New Jersey Transit workers embroiled in a four-year contract dispute with their employer. IAM-TCU represents approximately 1,000 New Jersey Transit workers. The PEB recommendations on wages and health insurance contributions fall much
Read moreDozens of wildfires raging across Washington, California, Oregon, Montana and Idaho have charred over 2.5 million acres of land so far and the rash of blazes throughout the West shows no signs of letting up. Tens of thousands of firefighters are dealing with dry winds, hot weather and unhealthy air quality as they battle the
Read moreSouthern Territory General Vice President Mark Blondin, second from right in back, and Grand Lodge Representative Dave Porter, right, with new members at KVAR in Daytona Beach. With the help of the IAM Southern Territory staff, a group of new IAM members negotiated a first contract that includes substantial wage increases and the IAM National
Read moreFront row, from left: Andrew Culver, Business Representative Bobby Joe Murray and John Linboe. Back Row: Jeffrey Walker, Nanci Pickrell and Scott Clark. IAM Local 289 members who work with aerospace composites at Hexcel in Kent, WA recently geared up for upcoming contract negotiations by attending the Winpisinger Center’s signature Bargaining Committee Negotiation Preparation program.
Read moreLorri Bernson with her late guide dog Nigel, right, and her current guide dog Carter. Nigel, the golden retriever who starred, along with his partner Lorri Bernson, in a number of Guide Dogs of America’s (GDA) educational films passed away on August 14, 2015. Nigel and Bernson graduated from GDA in 2002 and worked as
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