Roughly two dozen IAM members who work for Doss Aviation at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA ratified their first contract after voting to join IAM District 751 in December 2013. Machinists Union members who work for Doss Aviation at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station in Oak Harbor, WA will get wage
Read moreThe IAM announced it reached tentative agreements with US Airways on contracts covering approximately 11,000 mechanic and related, fleet service, maintenance training specialist and stock clerk employees. The three-year accords provide for substantial wage hikes, significant job security improvements and maintain industry-best healthcare benefits, among many other improvements. A ratification schedule is being developed. “We
Read moreThe Local 1943 Negotiating Committee helped secure a new three-year contract that holds the line on health care costs. From left, James Smith, Grand Lodge Representative; Steve Hollon, Committeeman; Neil Douglas, Local 1943 President and Directing Business Representative; Troy Witte, Committeeman; Tom Singhoffer, Local 1943 Vice President; Jason Black, Committeeman; Tim Combs, Committeeman; Shawn Coffey,
Read moreIAM Local 684 members at Sydney Car Railway (SCR) in Sydney, Nova Scotia recently ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement that will boost their pay more than 10 percent in the first year. The members consist of locomotive engineers, conductors and Maintenance of Way employees. “After nearly 16 years in my role as a General
Read moreSouth Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley has repeatedly voiced her disdain for union jobs. Haley once said that she wears heels so she can “kick those unions hard.” In a recent interview on America’s Work Force (AWF) Radio, IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger tells the story of an interesting encounter he had with anti-union South
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