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Members of IAM Local 2249 voted 41-7 on Tuesday, May 20 to ratify a new proposal from Lockheed Martin that will end the five-day strike at Stennis Space Center (SSC). The settlement includes improvements to wages and benefits but replaces the defined benefit pension plan with a 401k retirement plan. While united in opposition to
Read moreU.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), speaking at the 2014 IAM Legislative Conference in Washington, DC, has made a name for herself in Congress by pushing the envelope on financial reform. (Photos: Bill Burke / Page One Photography) The odds weren’t in favor of Elizabeth Warren becoming the first female Senator from Massachusetts. Warren, the daughter
Read moreIAM negotiators are finalizing a package of contract proposals that will be presented to UPS representatives on May 20 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where both sides will meet to hammer out a new agreement that will cover nearly 4,000 IAM-represented mechanics at more than 100 UPS and UPS Freight locations nationwide. IAM members at UPS
Read moreThe entrance to Brody Mine No. 1 in Wharton, WV remains closed after two workers were killed on the job Monday, May 12, 2014. The IAM mourns two Boone County, WV coal miners who died on the job on Monday, May 12, 2014. Eric D. Legg, 48, and Gary P. Hensley, 46, were fatally injured
Read moreFew people realize that in 2014 child labor is still a major concern in the United States. Even fewer people realize a significant amount of that concern is centered around children working in tobacco farms in the South. Under U.S. law, children under the age of 18 can’t buy cigarettes, but they can legally work
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