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Less than 24 hours after ride mechanics represented by the IAM were locked out at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA, a popular ride in the park broke down putting patrons at risk. Negotiations between park management and the ride mechanics ended in part because park officials wouldn’t agree to mandatory safety training that
Read moreJust two days after coming back from vacation, House Republicans are wasting no time pushing legislation that would hurt working families. House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor joined Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL), sponsor of the deceptively-titled “Working Families Flexibility Act” (H.R. 1406), as they paraded the bill around Capitol Hill Tuesday. The
Read moreLocal 743 Negotiating Committee prepares at the Winpisinger Center in January. Front-Left: DL 26 ADBR and Chief Negotiator Mike Stone, Communicator Vic Ghidoni, Shop Committee Larry Brooks, Shop Committee Bob MacLean, Aerospace Coordinator Terry Smith, Recording Secretary Karen Blanchard, Vice President Dianna Koch, DL 26 DBR Everett Corey, LL 743 President Tony Walter, Secretary-Treasurer Roger
Read moreThe IAM welcomes President Obama’s nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx as head of the U.S. Department of Transportation. As Mayor of North Carolina’s “Queen City,” Foxx succeeded in expanding and improving Charlotte’s transit infrastructure as a way to grow the economy. The investment, one of the largest in the city’s transportation history, continues to
Read moreThousands of immigrant families, advocates and union members rallied in support of an immigration law that would treat undocumented Americans with respect. Union members joined immigrant families and advocates for immigration reform at a rally in Washington, DC, last month, calling for a sensible solution toward naturalizing approximately 11 million undocumented Americans. “We will pass
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