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You won’t believe what Mechanics Local 701 members have had to deal with during a strike and later lockout at Piemonte Chevrolet in East Dundee, IL, just outside Chicago. They say they’ve dealt with a bobcat bulldozer, water hoses and other attacks. The mechanics want to go back to work and hope the company will
Read moreSouthwest Airlines and the International Association of Machinists celebrated the signing of a labor contract that secures the services of nearly 7,000 customer service and reservation agents.
Read moreThe Economic Policy Institute, a think-tank in Washington, is expressing concern about “Right to Work” laws and their devastating impact on middle-class communities.
Read moreIAM representatives are involved in an extensive pro-union awareness campaign aimed at educating, and ultimately empowering, thousands of unorganized workers at Boeing’s 787 production facility in North Charleston, SC.
Read moreMore than 500 union members, including Machinists, lobbied members of Congress to stop the Fast-Track process for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The procedure would allow Congress an up or down vote on the trade agreement. The Machinists Union asks for transparency, honesty and a chance for the representatives we elected to read the TPP agreement
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