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The IAM this week filed a position statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York detailing its objections to a highly controversial proposal by Hawker Beechcraft to pay eight senior executives more than $5.3 million to remain with the company while it undergoes bankruptcy restructuring. Calling the proposed bonuses “unnecessary, unreasonable, excessive, discriminatory and
Read moreOn July 31, nine workers employed by Strategic Resources, Inc. (SRI) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state voted overwhelmingly to join the IAM. The group provides critical support services under a service contract and is responsible for dealing with domestic abuse and assaults involving military families. Each day, this group of powerful women are
Read moreThe 4th Annual Spirit of the Midwest “Rides for Guides” was held on July 21 and 22, 2012 in St. Louis, MO. The two-day event included a motorcycle poker run on Saturday and a classic auto and motorcycle show on Sunday. The annual event has raised in excess of $40,000 each year for Guide Dogs
Read moreThe state AFL-CIO conventions of Idaho and Montana have each passed a proclamation in support of Council-FIRE. The delegates overwhelmingly supported efforts to increase awareness of native issues, and to coordinate those efforts through the network of AFL-CIO contacts and native constituencies and community groups. “Council-FIRE has been a wonderful overture to address the needs
Read moreThirty-two IAM members who work at Skookum in New Mexico voted in favor of their first collective bargaining agreement on July 26, 2012, with negotiations taking nearly nine months to complete. Skookum is an Ability 1 Company that performs maintenance work for the US Army at White Sands Missile Range. In order to be classified
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