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Career and technical students at the SkillsUSA Illinois Championship were able to learn from IAM Local 701 members who are leaders in their fields. Members at IAM Local 701 know a thing or two about fixing things. These Chicago-area Machinists make a living working on cars, trucks, RVs, forklifts and much more. That’s why they
Read moreMore than 300 IAM Local 2515 members have voted to end their strike at Trax International in White Sands Missile Range, NM. Members went on strike April 1 after the company refused to budge on prosed sub-contracting changes. Trax initially wanted to replace or remove all sub-contracting protections, which would have put job security in
Read moreIAM members at Alaska Airlines have overwhelmingly ratified a new contract at the carrier covering approximately 3,000 clerical, office and passenger service employees at Alaska Airlines. The five-year accord includes 12.3 percent in wage increases, improved job security provisions, strengthened merger protections, improved premium pay, enhanced home agent pay protections and holds the line on
Read moreA union contract is currently the number one equalizer in closing the 23 percent wage gap between women and men. April 8 is the annual observance of Equal Pay Day, a date that marks how much extra a woman has to work in 2014 before earning what a man did in 2013. Full-time female
Read moreA recent House GOP vote to redefine full-time work under the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) employer mandate shows its complete disregard for U.S. workers, including those who don’t work a traditional 40-hour work week. In an attempt to help business owners circumvent health care coverage for workers, House Republicans, along with 18 Democrats, voted to
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