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US Airways fleet service workers gathered in Boston in a show of solidarity to demand their company do the right thing and offer a fair contract now. IAM-represented fleet service, mechanic and related and maintenance training specialists have been in contract negotiations with US Airways for approximately three years, but the airline has stonewalled the
Read moreDemocratic members of the U.S. Senate tried again today to move forward a bill that would extend unemployment insurance for 1.7 million job-seeking Americans. They read letters from jobless veterans, single mothers and down-on-their-luck constituents who are out of work through no fault of their own. They were asking for a lifeline. Republicans said no.
Read moreThe IAM has announced it reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for approximately 3,000 clerical, office and passenger service employees at Alaska Airlines. The five-year accord includes a 12.3 percent wage increase, improved job security provisions, strengthened merger protections, improved premium pay, enhanced home agent pay protections and holds the line on health
Read moreIAM members at Auto Truck Transport have won an arbitration case against the trucking company that is expected to spread a seven-figure back-pay reward among more than 600 drivers. Members of Locals 641 in Cleveland, NC, and Mount Holly, NC; Local 166 in Laredo, TX; and District W24 in Portland, OR, were affected by the
Read moreNew Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, right, takes the oath of office given by Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo. (Courtesy: Federal Reserve Flickr) The first woman to lead the Federal Reserve officially took office this week. Janet Yellen succeeds former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke who is now retired. Yellen’s entrance onto the big stage comes at
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