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IAM District 142 and Alaska Airlines this week reached a tentative agreement for approximately 600 Ramp and Stores employees at the carrier. The proposed deal took less than four months to bargain and the negotiating committee has unanimously recommended ratification. “Job security was our number one issue heading into these negotiations, and this agreement delivers not
Read moreA leaked draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) investment chapter reveals that U.S. trade negotiators are considering a dispute resolution process that would grant transnational corporations unprecedented authority to challenge countries’ laws, regulations and court decisions in international tribunals that circumvent domestic judicial systems. “We are just beginning to analyze the new texts now, but
Read moreRight now, more than 1,000 firefighters are battling the massive High Park fire in Colorado, which is in its sixth day and has so far burned nearly 50,000 acres. Many of these firefighters are NFFE-IAM Forest Service workers who do not have access to quality, affordable health care because their jobs are classified as temporary,
Read moreA unique program designed to measure and reward performance in safety, quality and productivity will get underway on June 29 for 32,000 IAM members at Boeing facilities in Puget Sound, Portland and Wichita. The incentive plan, dubbed the Aerospace Machinists Performance Program (AMPP), is a key feature of the four-year contract extension negotiated last year
Read moreWith Father’s Day on June 17th, and graduation season in full swing, Union Plus is offering many opportunities to save on gifts for dads and grads. Save 15% with your union discount on AT&T wireless service. Save on cell phones and accessories, too. Plus, you’ll be supporting fellow union members working at AT&T, the only
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