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Negotiations between IAM Local 2069 and representatives of Schneider Electric Square D in Peru, IN are poised to resume on October 15 in Chicago, IL. Workers at the plant began a strike after voting to reject a contract proposal from Schneider that froze workers’ defined benefit pension plan and failed to address key wage, health
Read moreThe Machinists Union won several top honors in the annual International Labor Communications Association (ILCA) Labor Media Awards contest, which honors the best in labor journalism. 1st Place: Long Promos/Public Relations, “Stronger,” an inspiring organizing video shown at the 2013 IAM Transportation Conference. 1st Place: General Excellence – Blog, “iMail” 1st Place: Internet Best Content,
Read moreThe IAM will be joining labor and other trade and advocacy organizations in a week-long push to stop Congress from passing “Fast Track Trade Authority” for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement – a secret deal negotiated behind closed doors by government bureaucrats and more than 600 corporate lobbyists. The #StopFastTrack Week of Action will
Read moreWorkers in states with so-called “right-to-work” laws on average receive a disproportionate amount of public assistance, compared with the federal income taxes they pay, than workers in states that require every worker to pay their fair share for union representation, according to a report released by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Researchers say right-to-work
Read moreThe deadline to book a hotel room at the discounted rate for the 2014 Guide Dogs of America (GDA) Conference in Las Vegas is October 24, 2014. The deadline to RSVP for the 34th Annual William W. Winpisinger Charity Banquet is October 31. This year’s conference will be held November 20-22. The celebration will kick
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