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IAM Western Territory General Vice President Gary Allen, center, and Special Representative Richard Suarez, left, lead a group of IAM-represented Long Beach, CA city employees at a rally for a new contract. Long Beach City employees staged a rally and a march to City Hall to demand a fair contract from the City of Long
Read moreMembers of the Coordinated Bargaining Committee, a coalition of 11 unions at GE, discuss the new collective bargaining agreement with the company. Workers at General Electric have ratified a new four year collective bargaining agreement that includes more than 1,400 IAM members at several locations throughout the country. With the new contract, the defined benefit
Read moreIAM Mechanics Local 701 recently organized 19 truck mechanics and 12 automotive mechanics in two separate Chicagoland campaigns. The new IAM truck mechanics are employed by the Rush Truck Center in Carol Stream, IL. The company has more than 100 locations coast-to-coast and offers sales and service at most of its centers. “Local 701 has
Read moreRetired union members came to Capitol Hill recently to support the introduction of the Keep Our Pension Promises Act, a bill that would restore anti-cutback provisions for current retirees. Congress snuck a cruel provision into last year’s must-pass spending bill, allowing troubled multiemployer pension plans to cut already-earned benefits for current retirees, many of whom
Read moreScott Walker is a national disgrace. That was the statement released by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka in response to the Republican Wisconsin governor’s announcement on Monday that he is running for president. The right-to-work (for less) legislation Walker signed earlier this year blatantly benefits big business at the expense of the state’s hard working citizens.
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